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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 technique is used in the sentence, "On the curtained upper floors the legs of countesses uncoiled, slithering on the sheets like a serpent" (38)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Sibilance.

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

3. Why does Frank buy postcards in Arezzo?
(a) To send to Brenda.
(b) For Alan to send to his daughter.
(c) To send to Nan.
(d) To send to clients.

4. What has Frank been shopping for while in Italy?
(a) Jewelry and watches.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Art.
(d) Real estate.

5. Where did Frank take Alan and Brenda in Paris?
(a) A museum.
(b) The opera.
(c) A cabaret.
(d) The ballet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?

2. At what time of year are Frank and Alan in Venice?

3. What does Eda's father do for a living?

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

5. From context, which is a reasonable interpretation of the simile "They had separate rooms, like staterooms, like passengers on a fading boat" (36)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?

2. When Frank and Alan are leaving a Spoleto restaurant with Eda between them, what does the clerk say, and what is his meaning?

3. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's explanation of the situation with Alan, and how does Frank treat her decision?

4. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?

5. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?

6. What does the narrative imply happens between Alan and Eda on the night before the story ends, and what is Alan's reaction to it in the morning?

7. What joke does Brenda make about Italians during the conversation about espresso?

8. What is symbolic about the car that Frank and Alan are in while they tour Europe?

9. In the hotel bar in Spoleto, what does Alan tell Frank about Europe, and what is Frank's response?

10. What happens between Frank and Eda in his hotel room?

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