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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 "Mine Field", who are the characters?
(a) An old man and an old woman.
(b) A young man and a young woman.
(c) Two old women.
(d) A young man and an old man.

2. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl poke with a stick?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A jellyfish.
(c) Her eye.
(d) A crab.

3. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who broke into the pastry shop according to the official police report?
(a) A monkey.
(b) Baby.
(c) Dritto.
(d) Uora-Uora.

4. In "Fear on the Footpath", what is Binda's occupation?
(a) General.
(b) Cook.
(c) Courier.
(d) Sniper.

5. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what "scandalous" thing does Delia do?
(a) Kisses another man.
(b) Goes streaking.
(c) Swims naked.
(d) Kills a baby fish with her bare hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", who narrates?

2. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?

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

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", who claims nothing is his fault?

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

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