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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 "Fear on the Footpath", where is Binda trying to go?
(a) Florence.
(b) Paris.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Vendetta's camp.

2. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?
(a) La Bolognese.
(b) Mad Maria.
(c) Jolanda.
(d) Emanuele.

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

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

5. In "Desire in November", where does the story take place?
(a) On a sunny morning in October.
(b) On a winter day in November.
(c) On an odd spring-like day in November.
(d) On a rainy day in April.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?

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

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

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who talks to the boy?

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