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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 "The Crow Comes Last", what does the boy first shoot?

2. In "Lazy Sons", who helps the family with their business?

3. In "Lazy Sons", who is the narrator?

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

5. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how does the Dolori gang perceive the Arenella gang at the beginning of the story?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the surprise ending of "A Ship Loaded with Crabs"?

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

9. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's understanding of sex?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of comic relief in the stories of "Difficult Loves."

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss examples of social class divisions within the story, being sure to touch upon:

a) Outlooks on life

b) Stereotypes

c) Morality

d) Perception of other classes

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

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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