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

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

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

5. In "Broken Toys," where are the people traveling from?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

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

7. In "The Idolaters," what are the red lights in the sky?
(a) The northern lights.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Another town's warning signal.
(d) Something from space.

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

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

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

11. In "The Idolaters," how do people know that Pallura has arrived?
(a) They hear him singing.
(b) They can see him driving his wagon in the distance.
(c) The town crier announces it.
(d) They hear the bells on his wagon.

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

13. What was the goal of literary "Futurists"?
(a) To write about the future.
(b) To create a new type of literature.
(c) To discuss the past.
(d) To start over new.

14. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" feel is wasted in the town?
(a) Brain power.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Natural resources.
(d) Human emotions.

15. What award did Luigi Pirandello win in 1934?
(a) Pulitzer Prize.
(b) Man Booker Prize.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) Nobel Prize.