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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Hunger at Bevera", how does Bisma leave town?
(a) He runs.
(b) He drives.
(c) He walks.
(d) He rides a mule.

3. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what is the goatherds name?
(a) Paolo.
(b) Cristina.
(c) Giovannino.
(d) Marco.

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

5. In "The Crow Comes Last", what weapon does the soldier have?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A knife.
(c) Grenades.
(d) A sword.

6. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", who are the three people?
(a) Goatherders.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Priests.

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

8. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the survivor worry s/he will be driven to?
(a) Throwing rocks.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Torture.
(d) Drinking his own urine.

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

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

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

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

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

14. In "Man in the Wasteland", who talks to the boy?
(a) Baciccin.
(b) The dog.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Maria-nunziata.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?

2. In "Lazy Sons", who doesn't read his books?

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the children wearing?

4. In "Mine Field", who walks through the mine field?

5. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?

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