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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 2. The Adventure of a Photographer; The Adventure of a Traveler; & The Adventure of a Reader.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Pietro's girlfriend.
(c) Pietro.
(d) Andrea's girlfriend.

2. In "Desire in November", what does Linda do for Barbagallo?
(a) Gives him a bath.
(b) Finds a bed for him.
(c) Wash his underwear.
(d) Cook a meal for him.

3. Who is the author of "Difficult Loves"?
(a) Calvino Italio.
(b) Harriett Tubman.
(c) John Irving.
(d) Italo Calvino.

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?
(a) Housekeepers.
(b) Waitresses.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Emanuele's mother and aunt.

5. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how do the Dolori boys get out to the ship?
(a) They swim.
(b) They anchor their ship right next to it and jump on.
(c) They parachute in.
(d) They walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico Gnei do before work?

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

3. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is strange about Libereso's appearance?

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", how do Emanuele and Jolanda make a living?

5. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", who are the better swimmers?

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