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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 "Mine Field", what is one of the characters trying to cross?
(a) A mountain pass.
(b) A river.
(c) A field.
(d) A street.

2. In "Mine Field", who are the characters?
(a) A young man and a young woman.
(b) An old man and an old woman.
(c) Two old women.
(d) A young man and an old man.

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what is Signorina De Magistris doing when Zeffirino finds her?
(a) Playing the guitar.
(b) Eating.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Crying.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how do the Dolori boys get out to the ship?

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the children wearing?

4. In "Fear on the Footpath", what major event is happening?

5. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?

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 Libereso from "Adam, One Afternoon".

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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