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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Riviera Stories, Section 3. Man in the Wasteland; & Lazy Sons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?
(a) She never cries.
(b) She is a good sister.
(c) She bosses him around.
(d) She is pretty.

2. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?
(a) Bees.
(b) Bad smells.
(c) Mankind.
(d) Trees.

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who complains about his luck?
(a) The boy.
(b) The dog.
(c) Baciccin.
(d) The father.

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Humiliates her in front of the whole town.
(c) Rapes and murders her.
(d) Teaches her to live in the forest.

5. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
(a) Old women.
(b) Young adults.
(c) Old men.
(d) Babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?

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

3. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?

4. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", who are the better swimmers?

5. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", who rescues Signorina De Magistris?

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