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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Postwar Stories, Section 1. Theft in a Pastry Shop; Dollars and the Demimondaine; & Sleeping Like Dogs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?
(a) Marco.
(b) It doesn't say.
(c) Paolo.
(d) Giovannino.

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", what are the father and son hunting?
(a) Wild boar.
(b) Deer.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Dogs.

3. In "Lazy Sons", what do Pietro and Andrea like to do?
(a) Chase women.
(b) Sleep late, smoke, and watch billiards.
(c) Sing and dance.
(d) Work in the family store.

4. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", how does Belmoretto rent out the object he himself has rented?
(a) Per meal.
(b) By the half hour.
(c) By the minute.
(d) Per psychic reading.

5. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?
(a) Wrangle a monkey.
(b) Arrest Ditto.
(c) Arrest Baby.
(d) Eat pastries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mine Field", who walks through the mine field?

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", who claims nothing is his fault?

3. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?

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

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who complains about his luck?

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