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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 Enchanted Garden", what do the children eat?

2. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Maria-nunziata repeatedly exclaim?

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", where does the story take place?

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", who talks to the boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".

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

7. In "Lazy Sons", what is the family dynamic?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the stories in "Difficult Loves" are and are not dated.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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