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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. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what is the relationship between Usnelli and Delia?
(a) Business partners.
(b) Boyfriend and girlfriend.
(c) Husband and wife.
(d) Brother and sister.

2. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what "scandalous" thing does Delia do?
(a) Kisses another man.
(b) Kills a baby fish with her bare hands.
(c) Goes streaking.
(d) Swims naked.

3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", what is the relationship between Emanuele and Jolanda?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Pimp and prostitute.
(d) Husband and wife.

4. In "Desire in November", what is the priest giving away?
(a) Wool socks.
(b) Uggs.
(c) Flannel underwear.
(d) Frozen turkeys.

5. In "Transit Bed", who gets kicked out of bed?
(a) Lilin.
(b) Armanda.
(c) Everyone.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Adventure of a Clerk," who does Enrico talk to at work?

2. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what does Delia like to do that Usnelli does not?

3. Which character is in both "Sleeping Like Dogs" and "Dollars and the Demimondaine"?

4. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what has Amilcare been avoiding?

5. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", who does Belmoretto go to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Desire in November", who is Linda?

2. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what does Usnelli see that is beautiful? How does he feel about it?

3. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what makes the thieves more excited than money? Why?

4. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", why doesn't the clerk talk to anyone about what he is thinking and feeling?

5. In "The Adventure of a Reader", why does the woman get mad at Amedeo and what does she do to get his attention?

6. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", what is the traveler obsessed with?

7. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's problem and how does he fix it?

8. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", how does Emanuele try to get Jolanda out of the bar?

9. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", how do the thieves escape?

10. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does the bather lose and what does she do?

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