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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 "Going to Headquarters", who dies?

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

3. In "Lazy Sons", who is the narrator?

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

5. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", who are the three people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the little boy in "The Crow Comes Last".

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

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

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

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

8. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does the one man survive through?

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

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 theme of waste in

1) "Man in the Wasteland" and

2) "Lazy Sons"

making sure to cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

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