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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 kind of political views does Mr. Seton have?
(a) None.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Sometimes liberal, sometimes conservative.

2. Who does the son consult about his mother's phobia?
(a) His wife.
(b) His boss.
(c) The family doctor.
(d) His sister.

3. What does the son think of his mother's fear in "The Angel of the Bridge"?
(a) He thinks it is ridiculous.
(b) He has the same fear.
(c) He thinks it is somewhat justified.
(d) He understands it.

4. When does the Duke return to Rome?
(a) When his parents die.
(b) When his parents welcome his back.
(c) When he remarries.
(d) When his new love dies.

5. Who are Donna's parents?
(a) A king and queen.
(b) An Italian duke and duchess.
(c) A lord and lady.
(d) A prince and princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often do Peaches and Gee Gee move?

2. What does Gee Gee do at the second dinner party in "The Scarlet Moving Van?"

3. Who does the man in "The Chimera" blame for his boring life?

4. What did the wife want to do with her life in "The Chimera?"

5. Who takes over the accounts when Donna Carla's father dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie decide to return home?

2. Describe Gee Gee's behavior when he is sober?

3. What is it about the elderly mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" that irks her son?

4. How does the Assunta respond to the old woman in "Montraldo"?

5. What is Donna Carla's family history?

6. How does the husband in "The Chimera" feel after Olga leaves?

7. Although the mother in the "The Angel and the Bridge" is spry and lively, what faults does she have?

8. Why do Peaches and Gee Gee have to move once a year?

9. Why does the man in The Chimera have sour feelings about his wife?

10. What kind of impact does the Duke's fall have?

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