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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 "Man in the Wasteland", who holds the gun?

2. In "Lazy Sons", who helps the family with their business?

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

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

5. In "Lazy Sons", why is the family business failing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss examples of social class divisions within the story, being sure to touch upon:

a) Outlooks on life

b) Stereotypes

c) Morality

d) Perception of other classes

Be sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss the theme of waste in

1) "Man in the Wasteland" and

2) "Lazy Sons"

making sure to cite examples from the text.

(see the answer keys)

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