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

2. How does Annabel act when she arrives in Italy?
(a) Annabel acts aloof and well bred.
(b) Annabel smiles constantly.
(c) Annabel is full of life only when she acts.
(d) Annabel is the tiger only in front of the camera.

3. What does Annabel do to keep Frederick with her while she makes more films in Italy?
(a) Annabel promises Frederick she will ask Luigi to get him an acting part in his next picture.
(b) Annabel promises Frederick she will move back to England in a year.
(c) Annabel finds a job for Billy in Rome.
(d) Annabel asks Frederick's mother to care for the baby in Rome.

4. How disheveled is Annabel's flat after the party?
(a) There is broken glass everywhere.
(b) Someone has scribbled on the kitchen wall.
(c) Someone has been sick on the living room floor.
(d) A girl is sleeping off drugs in the bath room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Annabel's flat located?

2. On the night of the party, who is still in the flat after Annabel feeds the baby?

3. What person is frequently teased as being stupid?

4. What bits of conversation does Frederick hear as he walks through the sets of the film studio?

5. Why does Annabel's second affair end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Despite Annabel's few unsuccessful calls to some friends, Billy was the one who got did get everyone to leave Annabel's flat and end the out of control party. What did Billy say to Annabel about Frederick not showing up at the party and how did he help Annabel?

5. Until quite recently, how would people have described Annabel's physical appearance?

6. As more and more people came into her flat, for the party she hadn't known about, Annabel wondered what she should do. Why didn't she just send them all away?

7. Frederick was attracted to Francesca, Luigi's press secretary, but even though she shared the attraction, she was more concerned about her job. How did she continue to promote Annabel as part of a couple?

8. Frederick and Anabel had a secret life in their minds, a life unknown to one another. What was this secret life?

9. Who was responsible for the transformation of Annabel and how did it come about?

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

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