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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?
(a) Playful.
(b) Earnest.
(c) Banal.
(d) Condescending.

2. What is ironic about the setting around Frank when he calls Eda about going to Florence?
(a) Alan is nearby but has no idea that Frank plans to invite Eda along with them to Florence.
(b) He is still at the same hotel where he had her in his room just the night before.
(c) The same porter that he had to bribe the night before is the one who placed the call.
(d) He is sitting in a room with other children innocently playing cards while their mothers talk nearby.

3. What does Eda's father do for a living?
(a) Restore furniture.
(b) Masonry.
(c) Sell cars.
(d) Raise chickens.

4. What is Alan's life being compared to in the sentence, "It seemed that his life was being clarified, the sediment was drifting down" (39)?
(a) A liquid like water or wine.
(b) A water treatment facility.
(c) A glass or chalice.
(d) A science experiment.

5. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?
(a) More.
(b) Later.
(c) Enough.
(d) Please.

6. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?
(a) Rolls Royce.
(b) Cadillac.
(c) Bentley.
(d) Renault.

7. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She instantly refuses.
(c) She asks Frank for money.
(d) She threatens to call her parents.

8. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
(a) Espresso.
(b) Americano.
(c) Cappuccino.
(d) Latte.

9. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?
(a) He pretends to know her parents.
(b) He picks up her fallen school books.
(c) He offers her sweets.
(d) He asks her for directions.

10. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?
(a) A painter.
(b) A town.
(c) A religious site.
(d) A river.

11. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?
(a) They are meant for tourists.
(b) They are meant for adult women.
(c) They are meant for furnishing a home.
(d) They are meant for upper class women.

12. What does the detail of Eda's trembling in Frank's hotel room indicate?
(a) She is not used to air conditioning.
(b) She is inexperienced and afraid.
(c) She is in Frank's room against her will.
(d) She is ashamed of her decision to see Frank.

13. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?
(a) The comments of the employees at the coffee place in Como.
(b) The comments of the border guards as they cross into Como.
(c) The behavior of the German hotel manager's girlfriend.
(d) The behavior of the Italian countesses in Venice.

14. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?
(a) Radiant.
(b) Pure.
(c) Angelic.
(d) Mischievous.

15. At what time of year are Frank and Alan in Venice?
(a) Midsummer.
(b) The very beginning of fall.
(c) Late in the fall.
(d) The very end of spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Frank and Alan drink in Venice?

2. What technique is used in the sentence, "On the curtained upper floors the legs of countesses uncoiled, slithering on the sheets like a serpent" (38)?

3. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?

4. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?

5. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?

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