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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 "The House of the Beehives", what word best describes the narrator?
(a) Politician.
(b) Humanitarian.
(c) Hermit.
(d) Socialite.

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what is used as a shield?
(a) A frying pan.
(b) A crucifix.
(c) A tree.
(d) A fat man's body.

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

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", who claims nothing is his fault?
(a) The father.
(b) The son.
(c) Baciccin.
(d) Baciccin's son.

5. In "Desire in November", how is Barbagallo perceived by most women?
(a) As a comedian.
(b) As a Casa Nova.
(c) As a pervert.
(d) As a saint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does the woman do in front of Amedeo?

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?

4. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", what does Federico do when he gets to Cinzia?

5. In "Animal Woods", where do the townspeople hide their animals?

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