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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", what major event is happening?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Spanish Inquisition.
(d) World War I.

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", who asks Pietro and Andrea to work?
(a) No one.
(b) The parents.
(c) Their girlfriends.
(d) Their children.

4. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is fighting around the citizens of Bevera?
(a) The Germans and the French.
(b) Anarchists and Republicans.
(c) Hippies and politicians.
(d) Catholics and Jews.

5. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl poke with a stick?
(a) A crab.
(b) Her eye.
(c) A little boy.
(d) A jellyfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", who are the better swimmers?

2. In "Lazy Sons", who is the narrator?

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", what is Baciccin's nickname?

5. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what crime was committed? Describe it.

2. In "Man in the Wasteland", what does Baciccin complain about?

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

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

5. In "Lazy Sons", what does Pietro think of his brother, Andrea? Why is this ironic?

6. In "The Enchanted Garden", describe Serenella and Giovannino's relationship.

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

8. Describe Libereso from "Adam, One Afternoon".

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

10. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's understanding of sex?

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