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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 "Animal Woods", who is given a baby chick?
(a) A child.
(b) The soldier.
(c) Giua.
(d) The widow.

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

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

4. In "Lazy Sons", who helps the family with their business?
(a) Pietro.
(b) Pietro's girlfriend.
(c) No one.
(d) Andrea.

5. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the boy chase the soldier?
(a) Into a church.
(b) Into the woods.
(c) Into the river.
(d) Into a field.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?

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

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

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?

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

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