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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Professor Gori play in Cesara Reis's marriage?
(a) He performs the wedding.
(b) He introduces her to the groom.
(c) He plans the wedding.
(d) He pays for the wedding.

2. Who gathers around the mayor of Pietrarsa's house in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Women.
(d) Townspeople.

3. How does the wedding party respond when Professor Gori says Cesara Reis's wedding will go as planned?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They clap and cheer.
(c) They don't believe him.
(d) They are outraged.

4. What does Giacobbe suggest happened to Pallura's candles?
(a) They were stolen.
(b) There never were any candles.
(c) He sold them to someone else.
(d) They melted.

5. How do the other townspeople react the Giacobbe's theory of what happened to Pallura's candles?
(a) They are understanding.
(b) They agree with him.
(c) They are angered by it.
(d) They ignore him.

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

7. What do the people gathered around the mayor of Pietrarsa's house do?
(a) Cheer him on.
(b) Try to get a signature.
(c) Threaten him.
(d) Charge his house.

8. What meetings are held in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" to try to resolve the problems with the fountain?
(a) Official mayor meetings.
(b) Town hall meetings.
(c) Court meetings.
(d) Council meetings.

9. How does Giacobbe want the people of Mascalico to feel after his visit to their church?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Humbled.
(c) Happy.
(d) Horrified.

10. Where does the Marquis live?
(a) In a country manor.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) On a farm.
(d) In a mansion.

11. How does Giacobbe get inside the church in Mascalico?
(a) He uses a key.
(b) He climbs through a window.
(c) He breaks down the front door.
(d) He uses a side door.

12. What does the priest in "The Idolaters" do with the statuesof San Pantaleone?
(a) Tries to use it to ward off evil.
(b) Tries to use it to scare people away.
(c) Tries to pray to it.
(d) Tries to hide it.

13. When the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" meets the engineer, what work has been done to the fountain?
(a) It is in the process of being designed.
(b) It hasn't been started yet.
(c) It has only been planned.
(d) It has been installed.

14. When is a new express train line built in "Broken Toys"?
(a) After Italy is liberated.
(b) When Germany lends Italy money.
(c) Once the old line is sold.
(d) In 1960.

15. How does Nunzia describe the Marquis?
(a) An absurd poet.
(b) A wicked fool.
(c) An immoral slob.
(d) A rich idiot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Giacobbe and his men want to do in the church in Mascalico?

2. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what is wrong with the town's democratic system?

3. What was the goal of literary "Futurists"?

4. How does Giacobbe react to the red lights in the sky?

5. What happens to Giacobbe at the end of "The Idolaters"?

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