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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 are the names of the children?
(a) Santiago and Gia.
(b) Giovannino and Serenella.
(c) Paco and Maria.
(d) Bob and Stacy.

2. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy become?
(a) A sniper.
(b) A priest.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A spy.

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Teaches her to live in the forest.
(c) Rapes and murders her.
(d) Humiliates her in front of the whole town.

4. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where does the survivor emerge from in order to escape?
(a) A basement.
(b) A beaver den.
(c) A cave.
(d) A sewage drain.

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who talks to the boy?
(a) Baciccin.
(b) Maria-nunziata.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who broke into the pastry shop according to the official police report?

3. In "Transit Bed", who is Lilin?

4. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", where does the story take place?

5. In "Animal Woods", who is the worst shot in town?

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