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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman with the toys ask the stock man in "Broken Toys"?

2. Where does the Marquis live?

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

4. Who gathers around the mayor of Pietrarsa's house in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

5. How does Nunzia describe the Countess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the problem with Professor Gori's frock-coat?

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

5. Why doesn't Pallura have candle wax with him in "The Idolaters"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the political forces described in the author's biography to the political forces in their story.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the use of dialogue in at least two stories. How does the dialogue affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast three protagonists.

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