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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 "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl poke with a stick?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A jellyfish.
(c) Her eye.
(d) A crab.

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

3. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", whose idea was it to have the goatherd to lunch?
(a) Marco.
(b) Cristina.
(c) Quinto.
(d) The father.

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what is Signorina De Magistris doing when Zeffirino finds her?
(a) Crying.
(b) Eating.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Playing the guitar.

5. What language was "Difficult Loves" originally written in?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Man in the Wasteland", the narrator is __.

2. In "Lazy Sons", why is the family business failing?

3. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what do the goatherd and Quinto have in common?

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?

5. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?

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