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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where are the three people thrown?
(a) The river Thames.
(b) Over a cliff into rocks.
(c) A crevasse called the Witch's Hole.
(d) Into a fire.

5. In "The Enchanted Garden", where does the story take place?
(a) A garden.
(b) The children's house.
(c) A school room.
(d) The Alps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Going to Headquarters", where does the story take place?

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", what business does the family own?

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

5. In "Fear on the Footpath", who does Binda imagine he sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how does the Dolori gang perceive the Arenella gang at the beginning of the story?

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", how does Baciccin ruin hunting for the boy and his father?

3. In "Lazy Sons", what is the family dynamic?

4. Describe Baciccin of "Man in the Wasteland".

5. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", how does the one man escape?

6. What is the family dynamic portrayed in "A Goatherd at Luncheon"?

7. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", how do Zefferino and Signorina De Magistris' outlooks on life differ?

8. Describe Zefferino of "Big Fish, Little Fish".

9. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".

10. In "Fear on the Footpath", what does Binda think he sees?

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