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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. Why does Madonna Zilia travel to France to see Monsignor Filiberto?
(a) Filiberto offers her money.
(b) The king of France invites her.
(c) She hears he is still keeping his oath.
(d) She travels there accidentally.

2. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?
(a) To help the king build a new castle.
(b) To help the king find a wife.
(c) To help the king win a war.
(d) To help the king write a book.

3. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" bet the engineer?
(a) That in a year the fountain will be ripped out.
(b) That in a year the fountain won't be installed.
(c) That in a year the fountain won't be designed.
(d) That in a year the engineer will lose his job.

4. What does Bianca dislike about her husband, Emilio Squarcina?
(a) His parents.
(b) His attitude.
(c) His garden.
(d) His hometown.

5. What does Professor Gori do after he tells the wedding party the wedding will go as planned?
(a) He rips off his sleeve.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He jumps up and down.
(d) He yells at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?

2. How does Nunzia describe the Marquis?

3. Where does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" run into an engineer of Pietrarsa?

4. How does the Marquis treat Nunzia when he moves in?

5. What causes Ranocchio to start coughing up blood?

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