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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. Which character is in both "Sleeping Like Dogs" and "Dollars and the Demimondaine"?
(a) Jolanda.
(b) Mad Maria.
(c) La Bolognese.
(d) Emanuele.

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

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

4. In "Fear on the Footpath", what is Binda's occupation?
(a) Sniper.
(b) General.
(c) Courier.
(d) Cook.

5. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?
(a) A bear.
(b) An octopus.
(c) A pack of dogs.
(d) A shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fear on the Footpath", what major event is happening?

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", the narrator is __.

3. In "Going to Headquarters", who dies?

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?

5. In "The Crow Comes Last", what weapon does the soldier have?

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