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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 1. The Adventure of a Soldier; The Adventure of a Bather; & The Adventure of a Clerk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", who sits next to the soldier?
(a) A nun.
(b) A waitress.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) A widow.

2. In "Animal Woods", where do the townspeople hide their animals?
(a) Their kitchens.
(b) The church.
(c) The forest.
(d) The fields.

3. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?
(a) He falls off a cliff.
(b) He shoots himself.
(c) He is pecked to death by a chicken.
(d) He is shot by Giua.

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

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", what is Baciccin's nickname?
(a) Baciccin the Irritating.
(b) Baciccin the Blissful.
(c) Baciccin the Lucky.
(d) Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?

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

3. "The Adventure of a Clerk," how does Enrico Gnei feel when his day starts?

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

5. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is the woman's initial response to the soldier's advances?

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