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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 Goatherd at Luncheon", what do the goatherd and Quinto have in common?
(a) They are about the same age.
(b) They are going to Africa together.
(c) They are both studying to be lawyers.
(d) They both like the same girl.

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

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", the narrator is __.
(a) Baciccin.
(b) The boy.
(c) The father.
(d) A dog.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", what is Baciccin's nickname?

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's profession?

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

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