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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What irritates Frederick about Annabel's acting style?
(a) Annabel is superficial.
(b) Annabel doesn't always listen to the director.
(c) Annabel needs better diction.
(d) Annabel forgets her lines.

2. In Chapter II, where is the Director watching the shooting of "The House on the Piazza?"
(a) The Bernini Fountain in the Piazza Navona.
(b) Romani Fountain in the Piazza Del Mar.
(c) Travolta Fountain at the Piazza Delorosa.
(d) Milani Fountain in the Piazza Acuta.

3. How do Billy and Annabel first meet?
(a) Billy was Annabel's next door neighbor.
(b) Billy meets Annabel when she marries his friend Frederick.
(c) Billy meets Annabel when she is a waitress in a coffee bar.
(d) Billy and Annabel were friends in high school.

4. When Annabel Makes the film "Minerva Arrives at Platform 10," what does the public call her?
(a) Tiger-Lady.
(b) Lady of the tiger eyes.
(c) Tiger-Lily.
(d) Lily of the Valley.

5. Describe what first happens when everyone enters the flat.
(a) Anabel feels a terrible headache coming on.
(b) There is a middle aged woman with curly red hair and lots of makeup who dances,
(c) The red haired woman wears tight pants and shows off a revealing top.
(d) Everyone starts to dance.

6. Who does Annabel respond to Frederick's possible time of arrival to the party ?
(a) She tells everyone in the crowd who listens, that Frederick may not come.
(b) She asks a woman in a long black dress whether Frederick said he will be along soon,
(c) She tells the German journalist that Frederick is always late.
(d) When Billy comes in, Annabel says that Frederick is late.

7. What happens after the party when everyone leaves and Annabel turns out the light?
(a) Annabel tells people without really seeing them, that they had to leave.
(b) She runs back into the apartment.
(c) The doorbell rings and then Billy opens the door with his key.
(d) She closes the door in Billy's face and tells him to go.

8. What does Annabel tell her husband after her second brief affair?
(a) The man is an actor and a friend - nothing else.
(b) Annabel loves the man and wants to be with him.
(c) Annabel loves the man and wants to leave Frederick.
(d) Annabel wants to have an open marriage.

9. What does the doctor's wife say about Annabel's wanting to speak to the press immediately?
(a) She thinks a press conference so soon is uncivilized.
(b) She thinks the reporters will be too much for Annabel.
(c) She thinks Annabel should pray for Frederick's soul.
(d) She thinks the neighbors are too noisy.

10. Who comes to the door when Giorgio goes out?
(a) The Press.
(b) Luigi.
(c) Francesca.
(d) Billy.

11. What are some of the views from Annabel's flat?
(a) The Basilica of St. Peters.
(b) The Spire of Notre Dame.
(c) The top of the Tivoli Fountain.
(d) The Dome of St.Peters and Castel Sant' Angelo.

12. Who are the unexpected people who come to Annabel's flat?
(a) They are planning to continue doing drugs.
(b) They are Billy's friends who want to meet Annabel.
(c) They have been invited by Frederick to a house warming party at seven o'clock.
(d) They are fans of Annabel who follow the crowd to her apartment.

13. What bits of conversation does Frederick hear as he walks through the sets of the film studio?
(a) " - little cup of tea -".
(b) " - I'm not English, I'm Canadian - ".
(c) "- whiskey straight up - ".
(d) " - coffee black -".

14. What sort of club is Giorgio's club?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Lions.
(c) Rotary.
(d) Communist.

15. Why has the doctor come to Annabel's flat?
(a) To tell Annabel that no one can find Frederick.
(b) To see if Annabel called earlier about the baby.
(c) To tell Annabel that her husband is dead.
(d) To explain why he hasn't come to help her earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annabel say to an interviewer about scarves?

2. What does a neighbor explain to Annabel about why her son came in late?

3. What does Luigi's Press Secretary do to publicize Annabel?

4. When Annabel has her second affair, what nationality is the young man?

5. Where is Annabel's baby and what is it doing right after she moves into her new flat?

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