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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Maria-nunziata repeatedly exclaim?
(a) "Mamma mia!"
(b) "Oh my goodness!"
(c) "Ewww!"
(d) "Ahhh!"

3. In "Mine Field", what happens at the end of the story?
(a) The young an explodes.
(b) The old man explodes.
(c) The young man continues on his way.
(d) The old woman laughs at the old man.

4. In "Going to Headquarters", who is a spy?
(a) Pietro.
(b) The unarmed man.
(c) No one.
(d) The soldier.

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

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

7. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
(a) Old men.
(b) Babies.
(c) Young adults.
(d) Old women.

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

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

10. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?
(a) Cold beer.
(b) Melons.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Bread.

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

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

13. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?
(a) Jellyfish.
(b) The Arenella gang.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Crabs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?

4. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", whose idea was it to have the goatherd to lunch?

5. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?

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