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

2. Who does Ulysses save in Italy?
(a) Neo.
(b) Ricci.
(c) Arturo.
(d) Massimo.

3. What does Ulysses do after the captain is killed?
(a) Picks flowers.
(b) Leaves the army abruptly.
(c) Prays.
(d) Goes quiet and does not talk about him for years.

4. Who is Col's daughter?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Helen.
(c) Riki.
(d) Jennifer.

5. Why is Alys mad at Peg?
(a) Peg moved to Spain.
(b) Peg gave her away.
(c) Peg died.
(d) Peg told her she did not love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does Cress particularly love?

2. What does Ulysses say on a postcard to Peg in Part II?

3. Who comes to visit Evelyn unannounced in Part I?

4. Where is the captain killed?

5. What does everyone call the car Ulysses drives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Evelyn and Ulysses bond over during their first meeting?

2. Why is Ulysses sometimes resentful and angry towards Peg during his first years in Italy?

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

4. What is really unusual about Claude?

5. What is Col known for?

6. What kind of relationship does Ulysses have with Captain Darnley?

7. Why does Tubby "help" Col figure out who the father of Ginny's baby is?

8. Who does Ulysses want to come with him to Italy, and who actually comes?

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

10. In Part I, what does Col do when he finds out Ginny is pregnant?

(see the answer keys)

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