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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. How does Mr. Migri's mother feel about the wedding being postponed?
(a) She is worried.
(b) She is pleased.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) She is upset.

5. How does Nunzia describe the Countess?
(a) As a boring woman.
(b) As a wonderful woman.
(c) As a hateful woman.
(d) As a nagging woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nunzia describe the Marquis?

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

3. Where are most of the people from on the train in "Broken Toys"?

4. Why do the townspeople rush to greet Pallura?

5. How is Bistino related to the Marquis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman with the toys reveal about herself when she asks questions in "Broken Toys"?

2. What happens when the narrator runs into the engineer in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

3. Why does Professor Gori want Cesara Reis to go on with her wedding as planned?

4. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," how does the engineer feel at the end of the story?

5. What happens after Nunzia invites the Marquis over for dinner?

6. Why does Bistino no longer work for the Marquis?

7. How does Professor Gori realize Cesara Reis's wedding has been postponed?

8. What role does Professor Gori play in Cesara Reis's engagement?

9. How does the Marquis feel about Nunzia's methods of raising her social status?

10. How do the people on the train act in "Broken Toys"?

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