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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?
(a) Bees.
(b) Trees.
(c) Bad smells.
(d) Mankind.

2. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is the last person with livestock?
(a) The mother.
(b) Zefferino.
(c) The priest.
(d) Bisma.

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

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

5. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl poke with a stick?
(a) Her eye.
(b) A little boy.
(c) A crab.
(d) A jellyfish.

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

7. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy become?
(a) A spy.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A priest.
(d) A sniper.

8. In "Fear on the Footpath", where is Binda trying to go?
(a) Vendetta's camp.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Paris.
(d) Florence.

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

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

11. In "Animal Woods", what explodes piece by piece in the soldier's hand?
(a) A cat.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A pig.
(d) A squirrel.

12. In "Lazy Sons", what do Pietro and Andrea like to do?
(a) Sleep late, smoke, and watch billiards.
(b) Sing and dance.
(c) Work in the family store.
(d) Chase women.

13. In "Lazy Sons", why is the family business failing?
(a) Lack of workers.
(b) Bad location.
(c) The business doesn't really exist.
(d) Bad recipes.

14. In "Animal Woods", what attacks the soldier?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A pig.
(c) A cow.
(d) A wildcat.

15. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what is the goatherds name?
(a) Cristina.
(b) Giovannino.
(c) Paolo.
(d) Marco.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Animal Woods", who is given a baby chick?

2. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", who narrates?

3. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where does the survivor emerge from in order to escape?

4. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how do the Dolori boys get out to the ship?

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

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