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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Desire in November", how does Linda react to Barbagallo?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) She screams.
(d) She laughs.

2. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who does Antonio fall in love with?
(a) Mad Maria.
(b) Bice.
(c) Armanda.
(d) Maria-nunziata.

3. In "Transit Bed", who is Lilin?
(a) Armanda's husband.
(b) Armanda's brother.
(c) Gim's idol.
(d) Armanda's son.

4. In "Desire in November", how is Barbagallo perceived by most women?
(a) As a Casa Nova.
(b) As a saint.
(c) As a comedian.
(d) As a pervert.

5. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?
(a) Waitresses.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Emanuele's mother and aunt.
(d) Housekeepers.

6. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does Isotta lose?
(a) Her goggles.
(b) Her bikini top.
(c) Her towel.
(d) Her bikini bottom.

7. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who helps Isotta?
(a) Her sister.
(b) A foreign man.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A boy and his father.

8. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio take pictures of at the end of the story?
(a) His paintings.
(b) Trash.
(c) Bice's photographs.
(d) His sculptures.

9. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who does Antonino Paraggi look down upon?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Potters.
(c) Clowns.
(d) Amateur photographers.

10. In "The Adventure of a Bather", where is Isotta found when she receives help?
(a) In the tanning bed.
(b) On the diving board.
(c) In the bathtub.
(d) Clinging to a buoy.

11. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", who is Cinzia?
(a) Federico's maid.
(b) Federico's mother.
(c) Federico's sister.
(d) Federico's girlfriend.

12. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", Amilcare Carruga is a ___.
(a) Widow.
(b) Homosexual.
(c) Bachelor.
(d) Small child.

13. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", how does Federico travel?
(a) By walking.
(b) By car.
(c) By plane.
(d) By train.

14. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?
(a) Mad Maria.
(b) La Bolognese.
(c) Emanuele.
(d) Jolanda.

15. In "Desire in November", what did Barbagallo get arrested for repeatedly?
(a) Murder.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Sexual harassment.
(d) Public nudity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Poet", Delia is___.

2. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is implied at the end of the story?

3. In "The Adventure of a Clerk," what has Enrico Gnei been doing all night?

4. In "Desire in November", what does Linda do for Barbagallo?

5. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?

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