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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 do to the dark woman?
(a) Teaches her to live in the forest.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Humiliates her in front of the whole town.
(d) Rapes and murders her.

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

3. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what is the Dolori gang out doing?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Tanning.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Swimming.

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

5. In "Lazy Sons", who doesn't read his books?
(a) Pietro.
(b) Zefferino.
(c) The father.
(d) Libereso.

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

7. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?
(a) Cannibalism.
(b) Drinking his own urine.
(c) Torture.
(d) Throwing rocks.

8. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the boy chase the soldier?
(a) Into the woods.
(b) Into a church.
(c) Into the river.
(d) Into a field.

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

10. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", whose idea was it to have the goatherd to lunch?
(a) The father.
(b) Marco.
(c) Cristina.
(d) Quinto.

11. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Libereso's profession?
(a) Cook.
(b) Gravedigger.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Politician.

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

13. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?
(a) Amphibians, reptiles, fish, bugs and worms.
(b) Dahlias.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A ring, necklace and earrings.

14. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?
(a) Paolo.
(b) Giovannino.
(c) It doesn't say.
(d) Marco.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?

3. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is strange about Libereso's appearance?

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?

5. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where are the three people thrown?

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