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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 "Fear on the Footpath", what major event is happening?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Spanish Inquisition.

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", who doesn't read his books?
(a) Libereso.
(b) Zefferino.
(c) The father.
(d) Pietro.

4. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) The woods.
(c) In a small village.
(d) A cave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is in both "Sleeping Like Dogs" and "Dollars and the Demimondaine"?

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", who rescues Signorina De Magistris?

4. In "Animal Woods", what explodes piece by piece in the soldier's hand?

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", what is Baciccin's nickname?

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