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

2. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico Gnei do before work?
(a) Kisses his wife good-bye.
(b) Puts gas in his car.
(c) Drinks a beer.
(d) Eats breakfast and shaves.

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

4. In "Transit Bed", what does Gim want while hiding?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Water.
(c) A gin and tonic.
(d) A sandwich.

5. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?
(a) Emanuele.
(b) No one.
(c) A sailor.
(d) Jolanda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Adventure of a Clerk," how does Enrico Gnei feel when his day starts?

3. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", is Federico rich?

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?

5. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is in charge of the robbery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who is the bather?

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

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

5. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's conundrum with wearing glasses?

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

7. How does "Dollars and the Demimondaine" end?

8. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who finally helps the bather?

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

10. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what has the man been avoiding and why?

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