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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 "Fear on the Footpath", what major event is happening?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) The Civil War.

2. In "Transit Bed", who is Lilin?
(a) Armanda's brother.
(b) Gim's idol.
(c) Armanda's husband.
(d) Armanda's son.

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.
(a) Swim.
(b) Fish.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Sing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy first shoot?

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

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

4. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?

5. In "Desire in November", where does the story take place?

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