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

2. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", who rescues Signorina De Magistris?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Zeffirino's father.
(c) Zeffirino.
(d) Ollie the Octopus.

3. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
(a) Old women.
(b) Babies.
(c) Old men.
(d) Young adults.

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", where does the boy wait?
(a) The woods.
(b) At home.
(c) The crossroads.
(d) The dog house.

5. In "Going to Headquarters", who is a spy?
(a) The unarmed man.
(b) No one.
(c) Pietro.
(d) The soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?

2. In "Hunger at Bevera", how does Bisma leave town?

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

4. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", what are the father and son hunting?

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