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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wartime Stories, Section 1. Fear on the Footpath; Hunger at Bevera; Going to Headquarters; & The Crow Comes Last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children eat?
(a) Sponge cake.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Broccoli.
(d) Snails.

2. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.
(a) Fish.
(b) Swim.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Sing.

3. 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.

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", what are the father and son hunting?
(a) Deer.
(b) Wild boar.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rabbits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Difficult Loves"?

2. In "Hunger at Bevera", who kills Bisma?

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

4. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children see in the house?

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?

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