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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?
(a) The dog.
(b) Baciccin's daughter.
(c) Baciccin.
(d) The father.

2. Who is the author of "Difficult Loves"?
(a) Italo Calvino.
(b) Calvino Italio.
(c) John Irving.
(d) Harriett Tubman.

3. In "Hunger at Bevera", how does Bisma leave town?
(a) He runs.
(b) He rides a mule.
(c) He drives.
(d) He walks.

4. In "The Enchanted Garden", where does the story take place?
(a) The Alps.
(b) The children's house.
(c) A school room.
(d) A garden.

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

6. In "Mine Field", who are the characters?
(a) A young man and a young woman.
(b) A young man and an old man.
(c) Two old women.
(d) An old man and an old woman.

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

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

9. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is strange about Libereso's appearance?
(a) He has a mole on his foot.
(b) He is extremely tall.
(c) He has one leg.
(d) He has long hair.

10. In "Man in the Wasteland", where does the boy wait?
(a) The crossroads.
(b) At home.
(c) The woods.
(d) The dog house.

11. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?
(a) She is a good sister.
(b) She bosses him around.
(c) She never cries.
(d) She is pretty.

12. What language was "Difficult Loves" originally written in?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

13. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?
(a) Wasps.
(b) Bears.
(c) Bees.
(d) Bobcats.

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

15. In "Fear on the Footpath", what major event is happening?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl poke with a stick?

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?

5. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?

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