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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wartime Stories, Section 2. One of the Three Is Still Alive; Animal Woods; & Mine Field.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Difficult Loves"?
(a) Harriett Tubman.
(b) Calvino Italio.
(c) John Irving.
(d) Italo Calvino.

2. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?
(a) Paolo.
(b) Marco.
(c) Giovannino.
(d) It doesn't say.

3. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what is the Dolori gang out doing?
(a) Tanning.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Sailing.

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", who rescues Signorina De Magistris?
(a) Zeffirino.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Ollie the Octopus.
(d) Zeffirino's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lazy Sons", what do Pietro and Andrea like to do?

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

3. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Maria-nunziata repeatedly exclaim?

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

5. In "The House of the Beehives", what word best describes the narrator?

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