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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 "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?

2. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.

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

4. In "Man in the Wasteland", who complains about his luck?

5. In "The House of the Beehives", what word best describes the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Libereso from "Adam, One Afternoon".

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

3. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", how does the narrator perceive the Goatherd?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why each of the stories in "Stories of Love and Loneliness" are indeed stories of love and loneliness.

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss the roles of women in the Postwar 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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