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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 "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?
(a) The father.
(b) The dog.
(c) Baciccin.
(d) Baciccin's daughter.

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

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

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", which word best describes Signorina De Magistris' physical appearance?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Fat.
(c) Tanned.
(d) Invisible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is fighting around the citizens of Bevera?

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?

3. In "Animal Woods", who is given a baby chick?

4. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?

5. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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