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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 "Hunger at Bevera", who kills Bisma?
(a) The French.
(b) Zefferino.
(c) Germans.
(d) His neighbors.

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

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

4. In "Animal Woods", what is Giua Dei Fichi's most valuable possession?
(a) A cow.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A goat.
(d) A ring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", whose idea was it to have the goatherd to lunch?

2. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the soldier hide?

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what word best describes the narrator?

4. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is strange about Libereso's appearance?

5. In "Lazy Sons", who asks Pietro and Andrea to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Enchanted Garden", how do Serenella and Giovannino perceive the little boy in the house?

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

3. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".

4. Describe some examples of the sons' laziness in "Lazy Sons".

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

6. Describe the narrator in "The House of the Beehives".

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

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

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

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

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