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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Riviera Stories, Section 3. Man in the Wasteland; & Lazy Sons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Man in the Wasteland", what is Baciccin's nickname?
(a) Bob.
(b) Baciccin the Irritating.
(c) Baciccin the Lucky.
(d) Baciccin the Blissful.

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", who asks Pietro and Andrea to work?
(a) Their girlfriends.
(b) The parents.
(c) Their children.
(d) No one.

4. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the names of the children?
(a) Paco and Maria.
(b) Bob and Stacy.
(c) Santiago and Gia.
(d) Giovannino and Serenella.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?

2. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?

3. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl throw at one of the Dolori boys?

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Libereso's profession?

5. What language was "Difficult Loves" originally written in?

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