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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. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?
(a) A stake.
(b) An unburnt coal.
(c) His fat friend.
(d) A lilypad.

2. In "Lazy Sons", why is the family business failing?
(a) The business doesn't really exist.
(b) Bad recipes.
(c) Bad location.
(d) Lack of workers.

3. In "Hunger at Bevera", how does Bisma leave town?
(a) He walks.
(b) He rides a mule.
(c) He runs.
(d) He drives.

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", who claims nothing is his fault?
(a) The father.
(b) Baciccin.
(c) Baciccin's son.
(d) The son.

5. In "Animal Woods", where do the townspeople hide their animals?
(a) The church.
(b) Their kitchens.
(c) The forest.
(d) The fields.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", who does Belmoretto go to see?

3. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is the first to eat a pastry?

4. In "Mine Field", what is one of the characters trying to cross?

5. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", which word best describes Signorina De Magistris' physical appearance?

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