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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Riviera Stories, Section 2. The House of the Beehives; Big Fish, Little Fish; & A Ship Loaded with Crabs.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?
(a) Teaches her to live in the forest.
(b) Rapes and murders her.
(c) Humiliates her in front of the whole town.
(d) Nothing.

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

5. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what is the goatherds name?
(a) Cristina.
(b) Giovannino.
(c) Marco.
(d) Paolo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?

2. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what is Signorina De Magistris doing when Zeffirino finds her?

4. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?

5. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", who narrates?

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