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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the doctor come to talk to Annabel rather than the police?
(a) The doctor will soften the news as a friend.
(b) The police would ask too many questions.
(c) The police would arrest her.
(d) The police don't have a case.

2. Who is Gijo?
(a) A male Eskimo.
(b) A middle aged friend of Frederick.
(c) A translator.
(d) An American Indian.

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

4. Who does Annabel actually call for help at the party?
(a) Golly.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Billy.
(d) Dr. Tommasi.

5. The night of the party, why does Annabel suddenly feel angry?
(a) Frederick not planning to come to the party.
(b) Frederick's having arranged that the party take place at the time of his death.
(c) Frederick humiliating her by arranging for strangers to come.
(d) Frederick wanting to hurt her career.

6. What are the seven capital sins mentioned in "The Public Image?"
(a) Pride,covetousness,lust,anger,gluttony,envy,sloth.
(b) Pride,wlfulness,greed,wrath,jealousy,sloth,covetousness.
(c) Pride,greed,jealousy,wrath,lust,sloth,covetousness.
(d) Pride,gluttony,wrath,jealousy,lust,wilfullness,perjury.

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

8. Why does Annabel's second affair end?
(a) Annabel quarrels with the young man.
(b) Annabel tells the young man he is stupid.
(c) Annabel throws a shoe at the young man.
(d) Annabel laughs at the young man.

9. How do some critics describe "The House on the Piazza?"
(a) Memorable.
(b) Sparkling.
(c) A tour de force.
(d) Lifeless.

10. What does Annabel say when asked by the press about how Frederick died?
(a) He got dizzy.
(b) It was too dark to see.
(c) He fell.
(d) It was an accident.

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

12. What person is frequently teased as being stupid?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Annabel.
(c) Billy.
(d) Luigi.

13. What is the image Frederick Creates for himself?
(a) Tolerance.
(b) Seriousness.
(c) Self confidence.
(d) Congeniality.

14. What does Luigi say to Annabel when they begin their filming?
(a) Luigi says that Annabel is not really a tiger lady so she shouldn't call herself that.
(b) Luigi says that Frederick must not be jealoous.
(c) Luigi says that Annabel's pubic life is more important than her private life.
(d) Luigi asks her to live with him so that she will, in time, become the real tiger lady.

15. Where is Annabel's big role being filmed?
(a) Greece.
(b) Spain.
(c) Rome.
(d) Sardinia

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the headlines Annabel thinks of when she hears of Frederick's death?

2. Of what do the comments of the doctor's child remind Annabel?

3. What are Annabel's thoughts while making her movies in Rome?

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

5. Which of Annabel's neighbors is considered the most important?

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