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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 "Man in the Wasteland", who complains about his luck?
(a) The father.
(b) The boy.
(c) Baciccin.
(d) The dog.

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who throws a cake in Uora-Uora's face?
(a) A monkey.
(b) Baby.
(c) The policemen.
(d) Dritto.

3. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is in charge of the robbery?
(a) Uora-Uora
(b) Baby.
(c) A monkey.
(d) Dritto.

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?
(a) Bobcats.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Bears.
(d) Bees.

5. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
(a) Old women.
(b) Young adults.
(c) Babies.
(d) Old men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who broke into the pastry shop according to the official police report?

3. In "Mine Field", who are the characters?

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?

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

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