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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. How long have Frank and Alan planned to be in Europe?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

2. Why is Brenda heading to Rome?
(a) Rome is where her mother and daughters are waiting for her.
(b) Rome is where she is thinking of moving.
(c) Rome is where she is supposed to meet an old friend.
(d) Rome is where her flight to New York is leaving from.

3. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?
(a) A museum.
(b) The grounds of a church.
(c) The market.
(d) Along the river.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank give the portiere 40,000 lire?

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

3. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?

4. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?

5. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do Frank and Alan take Eda, and what does Frank buy her there?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. In the story's closing paragraphs, what is Alan thinking about, and why?

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