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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Going to Headquarters", who are the characters?
(a) Zefferino and his father.
(b) Pietro and Andrea.
(c) A soldier and an unarmed man.
(d) Libereso and Maria-nunziata.

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

3. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's profession?
(a) Grocery clerk.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Servant.
(d) Stay-at-home mom.

4. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where does the survivor emerge from in order to escape?
(a) A beaver den.
(b) A sewage drain.
(c) A cave.
(d) A basement.

5. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is strange about Libereso's appearance?
(a) He has one leg.
(b) He has long hair.
(c) He is extremely tall.
(d) He has a mole on his foot.

6. In "Animal Woods", who tends to confiscate livestock?
(a) Englishman.
(b) Americans.
(c) Germans.
(d) Gypsies.

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

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

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

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

11. In "Animal Woods", who is given a baby chick?
(a) A child.
(b) Giua.
(c) The soldier.
(d) The widow.

12. In "Animal Woods", where do the townspeople hide their animals?
(a) The church.
(b) The fields.
(c) Their kitchens.
(d) The forest.

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

14. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how do the Dolori boys get out to the ship?
(a) They swim.
(b) They anchor their ship right next to it and jump on.
(c) They walk.
(d) They parachute in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", who claims nothing is his fault?

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", who rescues Signorina De Magistris?

4. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the names of the children?

5. In "Animal Woods", what explodes piece by piece in the soldier's hand?

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