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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alberto Moravia's Competition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bistino feel about the Countess?
(a) He thinks she is cruel.
(b) He thinks she is a fake.
(c) He thinks she is boring.
(d) He thinks she nags.

2. Why do Bruno and Buffalmaco like to play pranks on Calandrino?
(a) Because he does the same to them.
(b) Because he is easy to fool.
(c) Because he's hard to trick.
(d) Because he overreacts.

3. What do the people gathered around the mayor of Pietrarsa's house do?
(a) Threaten him.
(b) Try to get a signature.
(c) Charge his house.
(d) Cheer him on.

4. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?
(a) That she is moving out of town.
(b) That she didn't even want to visit him.
(c) That she does not love him.
(d) That she can't stay long.

5. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" bet the engineer?
(a) That in a year the fountain won't be designed.
(b) That in a year the fountain will be ripped out.
(c) That in a year the fountain won't be installed.
(d) That in a year the engineer will lose his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What custom does Madonna Zilia refuse with Monsignor Filiberto?

2. What is Monsignor Filiberto's reaction to Madonna Zilia's lack of interest in him?

3. When does the stock man open the train door in "Broken Toys"?

4. What does Torranza tell Bianca about his death?

5. Why does Monsignor Filiberto go to France?

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