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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 is Annabel's reason for seeing the press right away?
(a) She hates reporters and wants to get it over with.
(b) She wants to protect her baby.
(c) She wants to tell them a made up story.
(d) She wants to protect her public image before anything gets out.

2. What person is frequently teased as being stupid?
(a) Luigi.
(b) Annabel.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Billy.

3. What does Giorgio's mother send him out to get?
(a) Bottle of wine.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Ice bucket.

4. Why has the doctor come to Annabel's flat?
(a) To explain why he hasn't come to help her earlier.
(b) To see if Annabel called earlier about the baby.
(c) To tell Annabel that her husband is dead.
(d) To tell Annabel that no one can find Frederick.

5. How does Annabel respond to Giorgio?
(a) She begins to sob out loud.
(b) Her eyes fill with tears.
(c) She hands him the baby to hold.
(d) She talks about Frederick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Worried about gossip after the party ends, what does Annabel do?

2. What does Annabel say when Billy offered to get dinner after the party?

3. How does Frederick react when Annabel decides they should have a baby?

4. In Chapter I, where does everything take place?

5. What is the hair color of Annabel's new found friend,Golly?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Frederick failed at acting, he turned to writing film scripts and had a number of small successes. What was the script that would bring fame to both of the Christophers?

2. The doctor's wife is surprised that Annabel is taking her baby into the press conference. How does she interact with Annabel?

3. Frederick was attracted to Francesca, Luigi's press secretary, but even though she shared the attraction, she was more concerned about her job. How did she continue to promote Annabel as part of a couple?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. One afternoon as Annabel is waiting for Frederick, Billy O'Brien lets himself in with the key that Frederick had given to him. Billy is rude and arrogant and demands food, which Annabel prepares. Billy says that Frederick has threatened suicide and Annabel says he has done the same with her. Should they have taken his threats more seriously?

7. After everyone left the party, the flat was in a terrible mess, and Billy asked Annabel if he wanted him to come around in the morning to help her and Frederick clean up the mess. Did that mean that Billy didn't know anything of Frederick's whereabouts?

8. In Chapter II, we learn that "The House on the Piazza" was the film that established Annabel's reputation. However, the film itself did not draw crowds and was considered lifeless. How did Frederick view the film?

9. "The House on the Piazza" did not garner great reviews for the film, but how did it help Annabel's acting career?

10. The last guest to come to Annabel's flat was Dr.Tommasi. Why was he there and how did Annabel receive the news he came to deliver?

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