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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. What is the name of the town the bells ring from that Ulysses can hear?
(a) Santo Spirito.
(b) San Rici.
(c) San Marco.
(d) San Helios.

2. Where is the captain killed?
(a) East Africa.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Germany.
(d) Coriano Ridge.

3. What work of art does the captain show Evelyn and Ulysses that has been rescued?
(a) Deposition from the Cross.
(b) The Enid.
(c) Noah's Ark.
(d) The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.

4. What does Peg say about Ulysses's looks when she sees him in Part II?
(a) He looks Irish.
(b) He looks older.
(c) He looks British.
(d) He looks Italian.

5. What kind of tree does Cress particularly love in Italy?
(a) Olive.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tubby drive?

2. Why does Ulysses tell Evelyn not to light a cigarette?

3. Why can Pete suddenly come to visit Italy from England in Part II?

4. Who is Col's daughter?

5. What does Pete warn Temps about in Florence in his letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cress late coming to catch the ferry to Italy with Ulysses?

2. What event changes the course of Ulysses's life in Part II?

3. How does Col seem to feel about the fact that Cress and Ulysses have moved to Italy?

4. What is Col known for?

5. Who does Ulysses often think of during his first days in Italy and why?

6. Who are some of Ulysses's first visitors in Italy?

7. What does Ulysses do when he gets home from the war?

8. How does Ulysses treat Alys when he comes home from the war?

9. What does Peg do in Part II that everyone around her objects to?

10. Why does Ulysses feel he will not die in the war?

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