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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aldo Palazzeschi's Bistino and the Marquis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Professor Farsatti from?
(a) Florence.
(b) Emilio.
(c) Mount San Dona.
(d) Padua.

2. What does Giacobbe discover about Pallura?
(a) He melted all the candle wax.
(b) He is covered in blood.
(c) He is unconscious.
(d) He is missing.

3. Who offers to repair the tear in Professor Gori's frock-coat?
(a) His daughter.
(b) The clerk.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His housemaid.

4. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?
(a) That she is moving out of town.
(b) That she didn't even want to visit him.
(c) That she does not love him.
(d) That she can't stay long.

5. Where does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" run into an engineer of Pietrarsa?
(a) Pietrarsa's town center.
(b) Near Pietrarsa.
(c) In Florence.
(d) Outside of Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Professor Gori get his frock-coat repaired when it tears?

2. How do the other townspeople react the Giacobbe's theory of what happened to Pallura's candles?

3. Why does Belfagor tease Gianmatteo about the large group of people performing in front of the king?

4. What happens with the rocks Bruno and Buffalmaco throw?

5. How does Giacobbe get inside the church in Mascalico?

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