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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 "Sleeping Like Dogs", what does everyone want to do?
(a) Get off the ship.
(b) Eat at a fancy restaurant.
(c) Sleep in a bed.
(d) Go home.

2. In "Fear on the Footpath", what is Binda's occupation?
(a) General.
(b) Courier.
(c) Cook.
(d) Sniper.

3. In "Animal Woods", what attacks the soldier?
(a) A cow.
(b) A wildcat.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A pig.

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", which word best describes Signorina De Magistris' physical appearance?
(a) Tanned.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Fat.
(d) Skinny.

5. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?
(a) Torture.
(b) Drinking his own urine.
(c) Throwing rocks.
(d) Cannibalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy first shoot?

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

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

4. In "Mine Field", what happens at the end of the story?

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

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