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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cesara Reis doing when Professor Gori goes into her apartment?
(a) Crying.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Kneeling.
(d) Pacing.

2. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what is wrong with the town's democratic system?
(a) It doesn't have term limits.
(b) There aren't enough people that vote.
(c) It stalls any progress trying to be made.
(d) There isn't a leader.

3. What do the townspeople take with them when they go to Mascalico with Pallura?
(a) The priest.
(b) Their old candles.
(c) Large sticks.
(d) The San Pantaleone statue.

4. What happens to Giacobbe at the end of "The Idolaters"?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is taken captive.
(c) He returns home.
(d) He rediscovers his religion.

5. What happens every time a plan is made for the fountain in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?
(a) A group of people challenge it.
(b) There is no one to do the work.
(c) The engineer says it is impossible.
(d) The mayor turns it down.

6. When does the stocky man in "Broken Toys" say he moved?
(a) He has never moved.
(b) Just the past year.
(c) After he was married.
(d) When he was young.

7. Why is Cesara Reis's wedding canceled?
(a) He brother died.
(b) Her father died.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) Her sister died.

8. How does Mr. Migri propose to Cesara Reis?
(a) He asks her father.
(b) With the help of Professor Gori.
(c) With a written note.
(d) In front of a crowd.

9. How do the people of Radusa respond to the red lights in the sky in "The Idolaters"?
(a) They don't even notice them.
(b) They are confused.
(c) They are terrified.
(d) They think they are pretty.

10. Where are most of the people from on the train in "Broken Toys"?
(a) France.
(b) Northern Italy.
(c) Southern Italy.
(d) Germany.

11. Why do some people in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" want the fountain moved?
(a) They want the chance to vote on it.
(b) They think it will block traffic.
(c) They think it is ugly and want it far away.
(d) They want it in a more central location.

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

13. How does the engineer of Pietrarsa respond to the narrator's bet?
(a) He is worried he is right.
(b) He refuses to take the bet.
(c) He thinks he is a fool.
(d) He changes the time frame to two years.

14. From what does Pietrarsa suffer while waiting for the fountain to be built?
(a) Disease.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Frost.
(d) Drought.

15. Why are people arguing on the train in "Broken Toys"?
(a) They are arguing over seats.
(b) They are arguing over the cost of tickets.
(c) They are arguing about the service.
(d) They are arguing about the noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" feel is wasted in the town?

2. In "Broken Toys," how does the stocky man feel about the woman with the questions about toys?

3. Why does the mayor of Pietrarsa finally agree to move the fountain?

4. What award did Luigi Pirandello win in 1934?

5. How does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" treat the engineer of Pietrarsa?

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