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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 1. The Adventure of a Soldier; The Adventure of a Bather; & The Adventure of a Clerk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's profession?
(a) Servant.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Stay-at-home mom.
(d) Grocery clerk.

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the children wearing?
(a) School uniforms.
(b) Halloween costumes.
(c) Bathing suits.
(d) Dirty overalls.

3. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico Gnei do before work?
(a) Kisses his wife good-bye.
(b) Eats breakfast and shaves.
(c) Puts gas in his car.
(d) Drinks a beer.

4. In "Lazy Sons", what business does the family own?
(a) A convenience store.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A farm.
(d) A bank.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Mine Field", who walks through the mine field?

4. In "The Crow Comes Last", what weapon does the soldier have?

5. In "Transit Bed", what is Armanda's profession?

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