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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Cesara Reis work as a tutor for Mr. Migri?
(a) She needs more money.
(b) She doesn't know enough.
(c) She can't leave home for that long.
(d) She doesn't like children.

2. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what happens while the fountain's construction is halted?
(a) They lose funding from the government.
(b) They lose water from the river.
(c) The construction workers lose their jobs.
(d) The people begin to think the city is ugly.

3. Why does the Marquis move in with the Countess?
(a) Because Nunzia asks him to.
(b) Because he begins eating there daily.
(c) Because he is kicked out of his house.
(d) Because he begs her to let him.

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

5. When does the stocky man in "Broken Toys" say he moved?
(a) He has never moved.
(b) Just the past year.
(c) After he was married.
(d) When he was young.

6. Where does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" run into an engineer of Pietrarsa?
(a) Pietrarsa's town center.
(b) In Florence.
(c) Near Pietrarsa.
(d) Outside of Paris.

7. In "The Idolaters," what are the red lights in the sky?
(a) Another town's warning signal.
(b) Something from space.
(c) The northern lights.
(d) No one knows.

8. What award did Luigi Pirandello win in 1934?
(a) An Oscar.
(b) Nobel Prize.
(c) Man Booker Prize.
(d) Pulitzer Prize.

9. How does Giacobbe react to the red lights in the sky?
(a) He says it a sign of the judgment day.
(b) He says everyone needs to go to church.
(c) He says it's a warning about the town's finances.
(d) He says that the devil has risen.

10. What meetings are held in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" to try to resolve the problems with the fountain?
(a) Town hall meetings.
(b) Council meetings.
(c) Official mayor meetings.
(d) Court meetings.

11. Why does Professor Gori think he missed Cesara Reis's wedding?
(a) He doesn't know what time it starts.
(b) He was late trying to fix his coat.
(c) He saw her getting into a car.
(d) All the people are standing outside.

12. How does the mayor of Pietrarsa first react to the people who resist the fountain?
(a) He tries to convince them he is right.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He immediately gives in to them.
(d) He has them arrested.

13. Why do the townspeople of Radusa consult Giacobbe about the red lights?
(a) He offers his help for free.
(b) They think he used to be a holy man.
(c) The mayor suggests him for the job.
(d) They know he is a scientist.

14. How does the engineer of Pietrarsa respond to the narrator's bet?
(a) He is worried he is right.
(b) He thinks he is a fool.
(c) He changes the time frame to two years.
(d) He refuses to take the bet.

15. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," what is wrong with the town's democratic system?
(a) It doesn't have term limits.
(b) There aren't enough people that vote.
(c) There isn't a leader.
(d) It stalls any progress trying to be made.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bistino remember the Marquis treating him in the past?

2. What happens every time a plan is made for the fountain in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

3. How do the other townspeople react the Giacobbe's theory of what happened to Pallura's candles?

4. From what does Pietrarsa suffer while waiting for the fountain to be built?

5. In "Broken Toys," how does the stocky man feel about the woman with the questions about toys?

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