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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 does Professor Gori find the groom's brother when he hears the wedding has been canceled?
(a) He wants to know when the wedding with take place.
(b) He wants to know the groom's name.
(c) He wants to know how to console the bride.
(d) He wants to take them out to lunch.

2. How does Professor Gori feel about trying on frock-coats?
(a) It pleases him.
(b) It upsets him.
(c) He thinks nothing of it.
(d) It frustrates him.

3. Why does the engineer in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" avoid the narrator?
(a) Because he hates him.
(b) Because he owes him money.
(c) Because he kissed his wife.
(d) Because he is embarrassed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nunzia try to raise her social status?

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

3. How does the wedding party respond when Professor Gori says Cesara Reis's wedding will go as planned?

4. How does the mayor of Pietrarsa first react to the people who resist the fountain?

5. Why do the townspeople of Radusa consult Giacobbe about the red lights?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is progress on the fountain in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" continually stalled?

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

3. What is Cesara Reis's wedding like?

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

5. Why is the town of Pietrarsa building a fountain in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

6. In "Broken Toys," what happens after the stocky man opens the train's door?

7. In "The Idolaters," why are the townspeople so eager for Pallura to arrive?

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

9. How do the townspeople react to the red lights in the sky in "The Idolaters"?

10. Why does the engineer in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" agree to take the narrator's bet?

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