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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 Goatherd at Luncheon", whose idea was it to have the goatherd to lunch?

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?

5. In "Animal Woods", what attacks the soldier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In "Animal Woods", why are the animals in the woods?

7. In "The House of the Beehives", what crime was committed? Describe it.

8. Describe the little boy in "The Crow Comes Last".

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the appearance of war and its affects that occur in various stories.

Essay Topic 2

Highlight and explain the author's use of metaphor and/or symbolism, perhaps mentioning:

A) "One Of The Three Is Still Alive"

B) "Big Fish, Little Fish"

C) "Adam, One Afternoon"

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss man's will to survive as exhibited in one or more of the Wartime Stories.

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