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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 do the townspeople rush to greet Pallura?
(a) They think he has news about the lights.
(b) He always brings gifts for the children.
(c) He is the richest person in town.
(d) They want his candle wax.

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

3. How does the Marquis treat Nunzia when he moves in?
(a) Rudely.
(b) Like a servant.
(c) Kindly.
(d) He ignores her.

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

5. What does the woman with the toys ask the stock man in "Broken Toys"?
(a) Questions about children.
(b) Questions about school.
(c) Questions about geography.
(d) Questions about his personal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman with the toys looking for on the train in "Broken Toys"?

2. What does the priest in "The Idolaters" do with the statuesof San Pantaleone?

3. How does Nunzia describe the Marquis?

4. Why does Professor Gori find the groom's brother when he hears the wedding has been canceled?

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

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 Bistino no longer work for the Marquis?

4. How does Nunzia initially feel about the Marquis?

5. Why do the townspeople of Pietrarsa gather outside the mayor's house in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

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

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

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

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

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

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