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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?
(a) Baciccin.
(b) The father.
(c) Baciccin's daughter.
(d) The boy.

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?
(a) The dog.
(b) Baciccin.
(c) Baciccin's daughter.
(d) The father.

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A ring, necklace and earrings.
(c) Amphibians, reptiles, fish, bugs and worms.
(d) Dahlias.

5. In "Animal Woods", what explodes piece by piece in the soldier's hand?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A pig.
(c) A cat.
(d) A chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the children wearing?

2. In "Lazy Sons", who asks Pietro and Andrea to work?

3. In "Lazy Sons", what business does the family own?

4. In "Fear on the Footpath", what is Binda's occupation?

5. In "Mine Field", what is one of the characters trying to cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the surprise ending of "A Ship Loaded with Crabs"?

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the one man survive through?

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what crime was committed? Describe it.

4. What is the story "Mine Field" about?

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

6. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", how does the narrator perceive the Goatherd?

7. Describe Libereso from "Adam, One Afternoon".

8. In "Man in the Wasteland", what does Baciccin complain about?

9. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", how do Zefferino and Signorina De Magistris' outlooks on life differ?

10. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".

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