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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what do the goatherd and Quinto have in common?
(a) They are going to Africa together.
(b) They both like the same girl.
(c) They are about the same age.
(d) They are both studying to be lawyers.

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

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

5. In "Mine Field", who walks through the mine field?
(a) No one.
(b) The young man.
(c) The old man.
(d) The young man and the old man.

6. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the names of the children?
(a) Bob and Stacy.
(b) Paco and Maria.
(c) Giovannino and Serenella.
(d) Santiago and Gia.

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

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

9. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children see in the house?
(a) A man and a woman arguing.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A little boy.
(d) A butterfly.

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

11. In "Man in the Wasteland", what are the father and son hunting?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Deer.

12. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1940's and 1950's.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1970's and 1980's.

13. In "Animal Woods", who is the worst shot in town?
(a) Zefferino.
(b) The widow.
(c) The German soldier.
(d) Giua.

14. In "Lazy Sons", what business does the family own?
(a) A bank.
(b) A convenience store.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?

2. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what is the Dolori gang out doing?

3. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?

4. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is the last person with livestock?

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

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