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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. On the night of the party, who is still in the flat after Annabel feeds the baby?
(a) The Ketners.
(b) Billy and Kurt.
(c) Dr.Tommasi.
(d) Luigi.

2. What does Annabel say to an interviewer about scarves?
(a) Annabel says that she likes pastel colored scarves.
(b) Annabel says her friends don't bring her scarves from theri holidays anymore.
(c) Annabel says that she has lost many friends.
(d) Annabel says that she prefers cotton scarves to any other kind.

3. What kind of flooring is there in Annabel's new flat?
(a) Parquet.
(b) Tile.
(c) Laminate.
(d) Granite.

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

5. Where is Annabel's baby and what is it doing right after she moves into her new flat?
(a) The baby is in a carriage at the back.
(b) The baby is in the nursery.
(c) The baby is out with Frederick.
(d) The baby is asleep on a pillow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the door when Giorgio goes out?

2. Why has the doctor come to Annabel's flat?

3. How are the rest of the children behaving?

4. How do Billy and Annabel first meet?

5. How does Annabel respond to Giorgio?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter IV, when Annabel is taken to view the body, the doctors and nurses who escort her being to speak rapidly in Italian and she realizes they are trying to console her. How does she react?

2. Annabel was now the principal wage earner. Frederick's intellectual aspect and dignity were possible because of what Annabel earned. How did Frederick feel about this?

3. Dr.Tommasi brings Annabel to her flat where the press is waiting for her. She tells the doctor she needs a half hour to see her baby and then she wants to see the press, but she wants all her neighbors to be with her. Why is Annabel asking for her neighbors to be with her?

4. The doctor gives Annabel two aspirins and a glass of warmed up wine. The leading neighbors of the palazzo, at the sight of the baby in Annabel's arms, get teary at the sight of Annabel's' tears. She is crying quite hard, when the child says something about how actresses can make themselves cry. What in the child's words brings back echoes of Frederick?

5. In Chapter II, we learn that "The House on the Piazza" was the film that established Annabel's reputation. However, the film itself did not draw crowds and was considered lifeless. How did Frederick view the film?

6. The doctor's wife is surprised that Annabel is taking her baby into the press conference. How does she interact with Annabel?

7. After everyone left the party, the flat was in a terrible mess, and Billy asked Annabel if he wanted him to come around in the morning to help her and Frederick clean up the mess. Did that mean that Billy didn't know anything of Frederick's whereabouts?

8. "The House on the Piazza" did not garner great reviews for the film, but how did it help Annabel's acting career?

9. Annabel was reading her new script, "The Staircase" when the bell rang. She answered the door and saw friends of Billy, or people who seemed to be his friends and who said they were there for a house warming party at seven 0'clock, according to Frederick. What did Annabel do?

10. When Frederick failed at acting, he turned to writing film scripts and had a number of small successes. What was the script that would bring fame to both of the Christophers?

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