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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Mine Field", who walks through the mine field?
(a) The young man.
(b) No one.
(c) The old man.
(d) The young man and the old man.

2. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
(a) Old women.
(b) Young adults.
(c) Old men.
(d) Babies.

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children see in the house?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A little boy.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A man and a woman arguing.

4. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how do the Dolori boys get out to the ship?
(a) They walk.
(b) They parachute in.
(c) They swim.
(d) They anchor their ship right next to it and jump on.

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

6. In "Animal Woods", what attacks the soldier?
(a) A cow.
(b) A pig.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A wildcat.

7. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the names of the children?
(a) Santiago and Gia.
(b) Giovannino and Serenella.
(c) Bob and Stacy.
(d) Paco and Maria.

8. In "Man in the Wasteland", who complains about his luck?
(a) The dog.
(b) The father.
(c) Baciccin.
(d) The boy.

9. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?
(a) Humiliates her in front of the whole town.
(b) Rapes and murders her.
(c) Teaches her to live in the forest.
(d) Nothing.

10. In "Fear on the Footpath", where is Binda trying to go?
(a) Vendetta's camp.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Florence.
(d) Paris.

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

12. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?
(a) A pack of dogs.
(b) A shark.
(c) A bear.
(d) An octopus.

13. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children eat?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Sponge cake.
(d) Snails.

14. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?
(a) Andrea's girlfriend.
(b) Pietro's girlfriend.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Pietro.

15. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", who narrates?
(a) Cristina.
(b) Quinto.
(c) The Goatherd.
(d) Marco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?

3. In "Going to Headquarters", where does the story take place?

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what is Signorina De Magistris doing when Zeffirino finds her?

5. In "Mine Field", who are the characters?

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