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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 1. The Adventure of a Soldier; The Adventure of a Bather; & The Adventure of a Clerk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Maria-nunziata repeatedly exclaim?
(a) "Ahhh!"
(b) "Oh my goodness!"
(c) "Mamma mia!"
(d) "Ewww!"

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

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

4. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?
(a) 1940's and 1950's.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1970's and 1980's.
(d) 1984.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?

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

3. In "Going to Headquarters", who dies?

4. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy become?

5. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?

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