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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?
(a) He falls off a cliff.
(b) He shoots himself.
(c) He is shot by Giua.
(d) He is pecked to death by a chicken.

6. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", who are the better swimmers?
(a) The Dolori gang.
(b) The Gucci gang.
(c) The Arenella gang.
(d) The dogs.

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

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

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

10. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?
(a) In a small village.
(b) A cave.
(c) Florence, Italy.
(d) The woods.

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

12. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?
(a) An unburnt coal.
(b) A lilypad.
(c) His fat friend.
(d) A stake.

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

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

15. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?
(a) Andrea's girlfriend.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Pietro's girlfriend.
(d) Pietro.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mine Field", what happens at the end of the story?

2. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Maria-nunziata repeatedly exclaim?

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

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Libereso's profession?

5. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy become?

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