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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 think he missed Cesara Reis's wedding?
(a) He doesn't know what time it starts.
(b) He was late trying to fix his coat.
(c) All the people are standing outside.
(d) He saw her getting into a car.

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

3. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," where is the fountain going to be built?
(a) In the town center.
(b) On the east side of town.
(c) By the rich people.
(d) Outside the mayor's house.

4. Why doesn't Professor Gori get his frock-coat repaired when it tears?
(a) He doesn't notice it at first.
(b) He has to go to a wedding.
(c) He throws it away instead.
(d) He doesn't want to spend the money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Marquis live?

2. How does the engineer of Pietrarsa respond to the narrator's bet?

3. How does the woman with the toys feel about the stocky man opening the door in "Broken Toys"?

4. How do the other townspeople react the Giacobbe's theory of what happened to Pallura's candles?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the wedding party react to the news that Cesara Reis's wedding has been postponed?

3. What role does the statue of San Pantaleone play in the lives of the townspeople in "The Idolaters"?

4. What is Giacobbe's plan for his visit to Mascalico?

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

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

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

8. How does Nunzia initially feel about the Marquis?

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

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

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