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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Postwar Stories, Section 2. Desire in November; & Transit Bed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Desire in November", how is Barbagallo perceived by most women?
(a) As a comedian.
(b) As a saint.
(c) As a Casa Nova.
(d) As a pervert.

2. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", who does Belmoretto go to see?
(a) His mother.
(b) A psychic.
(c) La Bolognese.
(d) Mad Maria.

3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who gets arrested?
(a) Emanuele.
(b) A sailor.
(c) No one.
(d) Jolanda.

4. In "The Crow Comes Last", what weapon does the soldier have?
(a) A knife.
(b) Grenades.
(c) A sword.
(d) A pistol.

5. In "Fear on the Footpath", who does Binda imagine he sees?
(a) Germans.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Himself.
(d) His dog named Kitty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", who helps the family with their business?

4. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the soldier hide?

5. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?

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