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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 3. The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man; & The Adventure of a Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Adventure of a Reader", where does Amedeo like to read?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) On the bus.
(c) The beach.
(d) His kitchen.

3. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what is the relationship between Usnelli and Delia?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Boyfriend and girlfriend.
(c) Business partners.
(d) Brother and sister.

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?
(a) Bobcats.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Bears.
(d) Bees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?

2. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does Amedeo like to do other than read?

3. In "Animal Woods", where do the townspeople hide their animals?

4. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what is Isotta's fear?

5. In "Desire in November", what does Linda do for Barbagallo?

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