|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What animal is printed on Carla's skirt, which Mantini admires?
(a) A bull.
(b) A lion.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A fish.
2. Which of the following adjectives does Mantini use to describe Dan?
(a) Bashful.
(b) Bold.
(c) Boring.
(d) Benign.
3. To what piece of fruit does Wetzel compare the sunset as Carla sees it through the restaurant window?
(a) A peach.
(b) A plum.
(c) A nectarine.
(d) An orange.
4. When Carla returns to the car after her meal, what is missing?
(a) A hubcap.
(b) The muffler.
(c) A door.
(d) A windsheild wiper.
5. What does Carla's husband, Ben, do for a living?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He is a journalist.
(c) He is a diplomat.
(d) He is a philosopher.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the time of the novel, how long has Lucia been dead?
2. What vegetable does Mantini compare Lucia to on the night she met with Dan?
3. Which of the following is Ben most willing to invest his money into?
4. Which of the following male characters admits to looking at Carla and experiencing unexpected romantic feelings?
5. How did Lucia die?
Short Essay Questions
1. When he remembers the dance, how does Mantini feel about Carla?
2. How does Ben feel about Carla's affair with Mantini?
3. How does Mantini greet Carla when she enters his store, and how does Carla react to such a warm greeting?
4. What does Carla think about as she is on the military plane being evacuated from Tripoli?
5. How does Carla settle into her new life in Rome?
6. Why does Mantini believe that Carla should leave Ben?
7. How does Carla receive the news that war has broken out in Tripoli?
8. When he remembers Ben, and the night they met, how does Mantini describe him?
9. Where are the evacuees, taken from Tripoli, dropped off?
10. How do Mantini and Carla enjoy themselves during their first public outing?
|
This section contains 765 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|



