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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 "Desire in November", when did Barbagallo's clothes get stolen?
(a) November.
(b) In the fall.
(c) In the summertime.
(d) That morning.

2. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", who had Amilcare been in love with?
(a) A peasant woman.
(b) His sister.
(c) Isa Maria Bietti.
(d) Mad Maria.

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

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

5. In "The Adventure of a Reader", where does Amedeo like to read?
(a) The beach.
(b) His kitchen.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) On the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Reader", why does the woman get mad at Amedeo?

2. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what "scandalous" thing does Delia do?

3. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", what does Belmoretto rent to people?

4. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare worry about?

5. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what is Antonino Paraggi's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", what is the clerk doing?

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

4. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does Amedeo like to do?

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

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

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

8. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", what is Belmoretto's plan?

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

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

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