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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Fear on the Footpath", where is Binda trying to go?
(a) Florence.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Vendetta's camp.
(d) Paris.

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

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

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?
(a) An octopus.
(b) A shark.
(c) A pack of dogs.
(d) A bear.

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

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

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

8. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children eat?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Snails.
(d) Sponge cake.

9. In "Going to Headquarters", who dies?
(a) No one.
(b) The unarmed man.
(c) The soldier.
(d) Libereso.

10. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what is Signorina De Magistris doing when Zeffirino finds her?
(a) Eating.
(b) Playing the guitar.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Crying.

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

12. In "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy first shoot?
(a) Nazis.
(b) Trout.
(c) Ants.
(d) Crows.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is fighting around the citizens of Bevera?

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

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", where does the boy wait?

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

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

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