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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dotty do in Florence that she thinks is good for her soul?
(a) Swims.
(b) Sings in the street.
(c) Paints portraits anonymously.
(d) Acts as a living statue.

2. What happens to Cress on the way to pick up Alys in Part III?
(a) He gets robbed.
(b) A policeman pulls him over.
(c) He gets food poisoning.
(d) He gets in an accident.

3. What does Evelyn's student give her as a gift in Part III?
(a) A first edition of a book of a poet she loves and has met.
(b) A painting.
(c) A hair comb.
(d) A bracelet.

4. Where does Pete begin playing regularly in 1968?
(a) Massimo's.
(b) Harry's.
(c) Richard's.
(d) Michele's.

5. What movie do Ulysses and Alys go to see together in Part III?
(a) The Garden.
(b) La Dolce Vita.
(c) Moses.
(d) Ben Hur.

6. What does Cress say he feels like he was in a previous life?
(a) A friar.
(b) A pope.
(c) A vestal virgin.
(d) A nun.

7. What do Dotty and Evelyn eat on their trip to Florence together after the flood?
(a) Lasagne.
(b) Pasta Faziole.
(c) Pasta Carbonara.
(d) Pasta Alla Gricia.

8. Who comes to stay with Ulysses for a while during and after the flood?
(a) Contessa.
(b) Massimo.
(c) Helen.
(d) Giulia.

9. Why do Peg and Pete come to visit Cress?
(a) Cress is sick.
(b) Ulysses has just died.
(c) Claude has just died.
(d) Paola has just died.

10. What does Evelyn teach?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Art History.
(c) Law.
(d) Accounting.

11. Who is one of Evelyn's most affectionate students in Part III?
(a) E.M. Forster.
(b) Gem Gunnerslake.
(c) Henry Right.
(d) Richard Evans.

12. What does Alys help with after the floods?
(a) Restoring the old record players.
(b) Restoring the art and literature of the city.
(c) Restoring the restaurants.
(d) Restoring stained-glass windows.

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

14. What business do Cress and Ulysses start in Italy?
(a) A pensione.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A record shop.
(d) A phone shop.

15. What herb does Evelyn buy for Dotty?
(a) Basil.
(b) Sage.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Rosemary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ulysses photographed doing during the flood?

2. When does Alys come back to Florence for good?

3. Who does Ulysses go out with the night of the terrible flood, before the flood?

4. Why does Evelyn cancel her 1955 trip to Florence?

5. What does Ulysses do to try to catch Evelyn before she leaves Florence?

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