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

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

3. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where are the three people thrown?
(a) A crevasse called the Witch's Hole.
(b) Over a cliff into rocks.
(c) Into a fire.
(d) The river Thames.

4. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what do the goatherd and Quinto have in common?
(a) They are going to Africa together.
(b) They are about the same age.
(c) They are both studying to be lawyers.
(d) They both like the same girl.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Mine Field", what happens at the end of the story?

3. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what is the Dolori gang out doing?

4. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where does the survivor emerge from in order to escape?

5. In "Animal Woods", who tends to confiscate livestock?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the unarmed man in "Going to Headquarters".

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", describe Serenella and Giovannino's relationship.

4. Describe the little boy in "The Crow Comes Last".

5. Describe Binda of "Fear on the Footpath".

6. In "Hunger in Bevera", what happens to Bisma?

7. What is the family dynamic portrayed in "A Goatherd at Luncheon"?

8. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how does the Dolori gang perceive the Arenella gang at the beginning of the story?

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

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

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