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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is the last person with livestock?

2. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?

3. What language was "Difficult Loves" originally written in?

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

5. In "Going to Headquarters", who are the characters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Binda of "Fear on the Footpath".

3. What is the family dynamic portrayed in "A Goatherd at Luncheon"?

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

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

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

7. What is the story "Mine Field" about?

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

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

10. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", who are the three men and why are they in their predicament?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore and discuss the roles of women in the Postwar Stories.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the main characters in

1) "The Adventure of a Photographer"

2) "The Adventure of a Traveler" and

3) "The Adventure of a Reader"

neglect to focus on reality. Discuss how and why this is important.

Essay Topic 3

Sex is mentioned in many of the stories. Explore and discuss why it is important and why it is necessary.

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