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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 "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's profession?

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", what do the children eat?

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", how do Zefferino and Signorina De Magistris' outlooks on life differ?

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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