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

2. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?
(a) Melons.
(b) Bread.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Cold beer.

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?
(a) She is pretty.
(b) She is a good sister.
(c) She bosses him around.
(d) She never cries.

4. In "Fear on the Footpath", who does Binda imagine he sees?
(a) Germans.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) His dog named Kitty.
(d) Himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl throw at one of the Dolori boys?

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where does the survivor emerge from in order to escape?

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?

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

5. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Hunger in Bevera", what happens to Bisma?

3. In "Animal Woods", why are the animals in the woods?

4. Describe Binda of "Fear on the Footpath".

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

6. Describe the little boy in "The Crow Comes Last".

7. What is the story "Mine Field" about?

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

9. Describe the unarmed man in "Going to Headquarters".

10. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", how does the narrator perceive the Goatherd?

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