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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 "Transit Bed", who gets kicked out of bed?

2. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what is Isotta's occupation?

3. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is the woman doing when the soldier first tries to touch her?

4. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", what does Federico do while traveling?

5. In "The Adventure of a Reader", why does the woman get mad at Amedeo?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Adventure of a Clerk", what is the clerk doing?

2. In "Desire in November", why is Barbagallo by the fur shop?

3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", why does Jolanda enter the bar first?

4. In "The Adventure of a Traveler", what is the traveler obsessed with?

5. Describe the characters of Delia and Usnelli in "The Adventure of a Poet".

6. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what makes the thieves more excited than money? Why?

7. In "The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man", what is the man's conundrum with wearing glasses?

8. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", how do the thieves escape?

9. In "Desire in November", who is Barbagallo?

10. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what does the bather lose and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss the concept of "Adam, One Afternoon" as an allegory for the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss how the mood and tone of a story influences a reader's perception, perhaps mentioning:

A) "Hunger at Bevera"

B) "Transit Bed"

C) "Desire in November" or

D) "One of the Three Is Still Alive"

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