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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 3. The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man; & The Adventure of a Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.
(a) Fish.
(b) Swim.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Sing.

2. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", where do Signorina De Magistris and Zeffirino keep the fish they have caught?
(a) In a backpack.
(b) In a cooler.
(c) In a bucket.
(d) In a tide pool.

3. In "The Adventure of a Poet", who does Delia talk to?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Bartenders.
(d) Fisherman.

4. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where are the three people thrown?
(a) The river Thames.
(b) Over a cliff into rocks.
(c) Into a fire.
(d) A crevasse called the Witch's Hole.

5. In "Fear on the Footpath", who does Binda imagine he sees?
(a) Germans.
(b) Himself.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) His dog named Kitty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?

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

3. In "Hunger at Bevera", who kills Bisma?

4. In "The Adventure of a Poet", who is the poet?

5. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what is the relationship between Usnelli and Delia?

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