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

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

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", the narrator is __.
(a) A dog.
(b) The father.
(c) The boy.
(d) Baciccin.

4. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is fighting around the citizens of Bevera?
(a) The Germans and the French.
(b) Catholics and Jews.
(c) Hippies and politicians.
(d) Anarchists and Republicans.

5. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", who rescues Signorina De Magistris?
(a) Zeffirino.
(b) Ollie the Octopus.
(c) Zeffirino's father.
(d) Her lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Desire in November", what does Linda do for Barbagallo?

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

3. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what is Isotta's occupation?

4. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does Isotta lose?

5. "The Adventure of a Clerk," what does Enrico want to talk about but can't?

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