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

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?
(a) Baciccin.
(b) The father.
(c) The dog.
(d) Baciccin's daughter.

3. In "Mine Field", what happens at the end of the story?
(a) The old man explodes.
(b) The young man continues on his way.
(c) The young an explodes.
(d) The old woman laughs at the old man.

4. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?
(a) He is pecked to death by a chicken.
(b) He shoots himself.
(c) He is shot by Giua.
(d) He falls off a cliff.

5. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?
(a) A ring, necklace and earrings.
(b) A kiss.
(c) Amphibians, reptiles, fish, bugs and worms.
(d) Dahlias.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Desire in November", how does Linda react to Barbagallo?

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

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?

5. In "Lazy Sons", what do Pietro and Andrea like to do?

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