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

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

3. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?
(a) An unburnt coal.
(b) A stake.
(c) A lilypad.
(d) His fat friend.

4. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the soldier hide?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) Behind a tree.
(c) Behind a rock.
(d) In an apse.

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who talks to the boy?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Maria-nunziata.
(c) The dog.
(d) Baciccin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is the first to eat a pastry?

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", where do Signorina De Magistris and Zeffirino keep the fish they have caught?

4. In "Lazy Sons", what do Pietro and Andrea like to do?

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

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