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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy first shoot?
2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what is used as a shield?
3. In "Hunger at Bevera", how does Bisma leave town?
4. In "Going to Headquarters", who is a spy?
5. In "Animal Woods", who is given a baby chick?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", who are the three men and why are they in their predicament?
2. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".
3. Describe Libereso from "Adam, One Afternoon".
4. In "The House of the Beehives", what crime was committed? Describe it.
5. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's understanding of sex?
6. In "Lazy Sons", what does Pietro think of his brother, Andrea? Why is this ironic?
7. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", how does the one man escape?
8. In "Animal Woods", how does the German soldier die?
9. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", how does the narrator perceive the Goatherd?
10. In "Man in the Wasteland", how does Baciccin ruin hunting for the boy and his father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore and discuss the theme of waste in
1) "Man in the Wasteland" and
2) "Lazy Sons"
making sure to cite examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Explore the appearance of war and its affects that occur in various stories.
Essay Topic 3
Highlight and explain the author's use of metaphor and/or symbolism, perhaps mentioning:
A) "One Of The Three Is Still Alive"
B) "Big Fish, Little Fish"
C) "Adam, One Afternoon"
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