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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 "One of the Three is Still Alive", what is used as a shield?

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

3. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?

5. In "The Crow Comes Last", where does the boy chase the soldier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss the roles of women in the Postwar Stories.

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