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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ulysses go out with the night of the terrible flood, before the flood?
(a) Giulia.
(b) Massimo.
(c) Helen.
(d) Michele.

2. What statue does Claude like to sit on?
(a) David.
(b) Goliath.
(c) Cosimo R.
(d) The angel in the square.

3. What does Ulysses do to try to catch Evelyn before she leaves Florence?
(a) Runs to the train station.
(b) Puts an ad in the paper to try to find her.
(c) Swims to her boat.
(d) Calls her name everywhere.

4. What movie does Ulysses go to see for his 40th birthday?
(a) Spartacus.
(b) Eight and a Half.
(c) Ben-Hur.
(d) Moses.

5. What covers the entire town after the flood?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Pages from books.
(d) Mud and sewage.

6. Who is Alys's first love?
(a) Michele.
(b) Helen.
(c) Romy.
(d) Ryan.

7. Who does Ulysses visit at the cemetery in Part III when Peg finds him there?
(a) Giulia.
(b) Michele.
(c) Arturo.
(d) Helen.

8. Why is Cress worried for Peg?
(a) He knows Ted hits her sometimes.
(b) He knows she is sick.
(c) She is having another baby.
(d) She has no money.

9. Who does Evelyn run into with her old friend that she would rather have avoided in Part III?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Helen.
(c) Richard.
(d) Evan.

10. What does Michele buy for the restaurant for the first time after the flood?
(a) A flute.
(b) A piano.
(c) A harp.
(d) A record player.

11. What makes Alys feel vulnerable in her relationship with Romy?
(a) Romy is musically talented and Alys is not.
(b) Romy can speak several languages and Alys can only speak one.
(c) She says she loves Romy but Romy does not say it back.
(d) She has no money.

12. Who does Romy think is cute that Alys does not agree with?
(a) Chad.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Michael.

13. What does Romy give to Ulysses to give to Alys?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A letter.
(d) A bracelet.

14. What does Evelyn eat with Ulysses and his crew at Michele's one of her first nights with them?
(a) Spaghetti alle congole.
(b) Pasta Carbonara.
(c) Lasange.
(d) Pasta Bolognese.

15. Why does Evelyn cancel her 1955 trip to Florence?
(a) Death in her family.
(b) Flu.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ulysses ask to speak to Alys about romantic issues and heartbreak?

2. What movie do Ulysses and Alys go to see together in Part III?

3. Where does Pete begin playing regularly in 1968?

4. What does Alys help with after the floods?

5. Where does Peg move after marrying Ted?

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