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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 Idolaters," how do people know that Pallura has arrived?
(a) They hear him singing.
(b) They hear the bells on his wagon.
(c) The town crier announces it.
(d) They can see him driving his wagon in the distance.

2. How does Nunzia describe the Countess?
(a) As a wonderful woman.
(b) As a hateful woman.
(c) As a boring woman.
(d) As a nagging woman.

3. What does Giacobbe suggest happened to Pallura's candles?
(a) They melted.
(b) They were stolen.
(c) He sold them to someone else.
(d) There never were any candles.

4. What does Giacobbe discover about Pallura?
(a) He melted all the candle wax.
(b) He is missing.
(c) He is covered in blood.
(d) He is unconscious.

5. Who offers to repair the tear in Professor Gori's frock-coat?
(a) The clerk.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His housemaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the woman with the toys looking for on the train in "Broken Toys"?

2. What does the woman with the toys ask the stock man in "Broken Toys"?

3. What does the narrator of "The Fountain of Pietrarsa" feel is wasted in the town?

4. In "Broken Toys," where are the people traveling from?

5. Where does the Marquis live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Marquis feel about Nunzia's methods of raising her social status?

2. Why doesn't Pallura have candle wax with him in "The Idolaters"?

3. In "The Fountain of Pietrarsa," how does the engineer feel at the end of the story?

4. How does Nunzia initially feel about the Marquis?

5. Why is the town of Pietrarsa building a fountain in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

6. How do the people on the train act in "Broken Toys"?

7. What is Giacobbe's plan for his visit to Mascalico?

8. How does the wedding party react to the news that Cesara Reis's wedding has been postponed?

9. Why do the townspeople of Pietrarsa gather outside the mayor's house in "The Fountain of Pietrarsa"?

10. What role does the statue of San Pantaleone play in the lives of the townspeople in "The Idolaters"?

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