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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. What word is used to describe Annabel's eyes?
(a) Sparkling.
(b) Tawny.
(c) Smoky.
(d) Amber.

2. What kind of flooring is there in Annabel's new flat?
(a) Parquet.
(b) Tile.
(c) Laminate.
(d) Granite.

3. How are the rest of the children behaving?
(a) They are running around the flat.
(b) They are behaving well.
(c) They are sitting out front.
(d) They are playing games.

4. Before the press conference, which neighbor comes in and offers condolences to Annabel?
(a) Francesca.
(b) A reporter.
(c) Giorgio.
(d) Luigi.

5. What does Annabel say when she arrives at her flat door after she learns about Frederick's suicide?
(a) She wants her neighbors to come inside with her.
(b) She tells the reporters to leave.
(c) She tells her neighbors to leave their children at home.
(d) She tells the doctor she doesn't want any sedatives yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francesca do in her ongoing quest to publicize Annabel?

2. How old is Frederick?

3. In Chapter II, where is the Director watching the shooting of "The House on the Piazza?"

4. What bits of conversation does Frederick hear as he walks through the sets of the film studio?

5. What does Annabel tell her husband after her second brief affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dr.Tommasi brings Annabel to her flat where the press is waiting for her. She tells the doctor she needs a half hour to see her baby and then she wants to see the press, but she wants all her neighbors to be with her. Why is Annabel asking for her neighbors to be with her?

2. Annabel was reading her new script, "The Staircase" when the bell rang. She answered the door and saw friends of Billy, or people who seemed to be his friends and who said they were there for a house warming party at seven 0'clock, according to Frederick. What did Annabel do?

3. Frederick's longtime friend, Billy O'Brien, came in and out of their lives, usually needing a loan. How did Annabel ensure that Frederick would come to Rome with her?

4. Until quite recently, how would people have described Annabel's physical appearance?

5. Who was responsible for the transformation of Annabel and how did it come about?

6. Frederick and Anabel had a secret life in their minds, a life unknown to one another. What was this secret life?

7. Annabel had a brief affair with an American drama student who was playing a small part in one of her films. How did this affect her marriage?

8. What was Annabel's next film after "The House on the Piazza," and how was it received by the public? Also, how did it impact on the Christopher's personal lives?

9. What was the difference between the way that Annabel and Frederick viewed acting?

10. When the doorbell rings in Chapter 4, someone's son, directed by a note left for him by his mother, has come to Annabel's flat. How does he greet Annabel?

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