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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?
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. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?
4. What is implied by the detail of the woman "dressed for dinner" getting out of a taxi in the morning outside Alan and Frank's hotel (39)?
5. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the story's closing paragraphs, what is Alan thinking about, and why?
2. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?
3. What joke does Brenda make about Italians during the conversation about espresso?
4. What happens between Frank and Eda in his hotel room?
5. Where do Frank and Alan take Eda, and what does Frank buy her there?
6. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?
7. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?
8. In the hotel bar in Spoleto, what does Alan tell Frank about Europe, and what is Frank's response?
9. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's explanation of the situation with Alan, and how does Frank treat her decision?
10. What do Frank and Brenda fight about when it is time for her to leave Italy, and how does Alan become involved in the argument?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that examines both the causes and consequences of Frank's restlessness. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Are Frank and Alan happy with their lives and achievements? Write an essay that uses evidence from the text to support a claim about whether either man understands how to make himself truly happy.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze how material possessions are used as a symbolic motif in "American Express." Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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