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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Postwar Stories, Section 1. Theft in a Pastry Shop; Dollars and the Demimondaine; & Sleeping Like Dogs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is in both "Sleeping Like Dogs" and "Dollars and the Demimondaine"?
(a) La Bolognese.
(b) Jolanda.
(c) Mad Maria.
(d) Emanuele.

2. In "Animal Woods", what is Giua Dei Fichi's most valuable possession?
(a) A ring.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A cow.
(d) A goat.

3. In "Mine Field", what happens at the end of the story?
(a) The young man continues on his way.
(b) The old man explodes.
(c) The young an explodes.
(d) The old woman laughs at the old man.

4. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?
(a) Nazis.
(b) Melons.
(c) Bread.
(d) Cold beer.

5. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?
(a) Emanuele.
(b) Jolanda.
(c) A sailor.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?

2. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the boy chase the soldier?

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?

4. In "Lazy Sons", who is the narrator?

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who talks to the boy?

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