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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 "Big Fish, Little Fish", what attacks Signorina De Magistris?

2. In "Mine Field", who walks through the mine field?

3. In "Fear on the Footpath", what is Binda's occupation?

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

5. In "Animal Woods", who is the worst shot in town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", how do Serenella and Giovannino perceive the little boy in the house?

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

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

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

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

7. In "The Enchanted Garden", describe Serenella and Giovannino's relationship.

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

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

10. In "Man in the Wasteland", what does Baciccin complain about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What literary technique did you feel the author used most effectively in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss Calvino's writing style as exhibited in "Difficult Loves", perhaps mentioning

A) Narration

B) Use of details

C) Characters

D) Time period and

E) Pace

and making sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss how the endings of

1) "The House of the Beehives"

2) "Big Fish, Little Fish" and

3) "A Ship Loaded with Crabs"

affect and define each of the stories.

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