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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 "Transit Bed", where does Gim hide?
(a) The trunk of a car.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The shed.
(d) In a closet.

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is still in the pastry shop when the police arrive?
(a) Baby.
(b) Dritto.
(c) Uora-Uora.
(d) A monkey.

3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who goes into the bar first?
(a) Jolanda.
(b) Mad Maria.
(c) La Bolognese.
(d) Emanuele.

4. In "The Adventure of a Poet", where does the story take place?
(a) A coastal town.
(b) The tundra.
(c) A factory.
(d) A desert.

5. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare no longer enjoy?
(a) Being a child.
(b) Eating pastries.
(c) Taking a shower.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Poet", who does Delia talk to?

2. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio take pictures of at the end of the story?

3. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who throws a cake in Uora-Uora's face?

4. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what does Amilcare worry about?

5. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", where does the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", how do the thieves escape?

2. How does "Dollars and the Demimondaine" end?

3. In "The Adventure of a Reader", why does the woman get mad at Amedeo and what does she do to get his attention?

4. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", why does Jolanda enter the bar first?

5. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does the bather lose and what does she do?

6. Explain the title of "Desire in November".

7. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what does Usnelli see that is beautiful? How does he feel about it?

8. In "The Adventure of a Reader", what does Amedeo like to do?

9. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", who is Bice?

10. In "The Adventure of a Bather", who finally helps the bather?

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