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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. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico want to talk about but can't?
(a) His stomach flu.
(b) His wife's pregnancy.
(c) His weird dreams.
(d) His wonderful night.

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?
(a) Baciccin.
(b) The boy.
(c) The father.
(d) Baciccin's daughter.

3. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the soldier hide?
(a) Behind a rock.
(b) In an apse.
(c) Behind a tree.
(d) In a ditch.

4. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl throw at one of the Dolori boys?
(a) A jellyfish.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) A rock.
(d) A crab.

5. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?
(a) Cold beer.
(b) Bread.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Melons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?

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

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Libereso's profession?

5. "The Adventure of a Clerk," how does Enrico Gnei feel when his day starts?

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