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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 "Lazy Sons", who is the narrator?
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) Pietro.
(d) Andrea.

2. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?
(a) The Arenella gang.
(b) Jellyfish.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Crabs.

3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", what is the relationship between Emanuele and Jolanda?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Pimp and prostitute.

4. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what is the goatherds name?
(a) Giovannino.
(b) Marco.
(c) Cristina.
(d) Paolo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", who narrates?

2. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?

3. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl throw at one of the Dolori boys?

4. In "Fear on the Footpath", who does Binda imagine he sees?

5. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is in charge of the robbery?

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