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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 "The Enchanted Garden", what are the children wearing?
(a) Bathing suits.
(b) Dirty overalls.
(c) School uniforms.
(d) Halloween costumes.

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

3. "The Adventure of a Clerk," how does Enrico Gnei feel when his day starts?
(a) Ill.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Annoyed.

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", which word best describes Signorina De Magistris' physical appearance?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Fat.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Tanned.

5. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", why don't people recognize Amilcare?
(a) They do not know him.
(b) He has gotten fat.
(c) He is wearing glasses.
(d) He has aged.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico want to talk about but can't?

2. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", whose idea was it to have the goatherd to lunch?

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?

4. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?

5. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who does Antonino Paraggi look down upon?

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