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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 do the children see in the house?
(a) A dead body.
(b) A little boy.
(c) A man and a woman arguing.
(d) A butterfly.

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

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

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", where does the boy wait?
(a) The crossroads.
(b) The dog house.
(c) At home.
(d) The woods.

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?
(a) Bobcats.
(b) Bears.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Bees.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the soldier hide?

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?

3. In "Lazy Sons", who thinks Andrea is cruel?

4. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy first shoot?

5. Who is the author of "Difficult Loves"?

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