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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Riviera Stories, Section 2. The House of the Beehives; Big Fish, Little Fish; & A Ship Loaded with Crabs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?
(a) She is a good sister.
(b) She never cries.
(c) She bosses him around.
(d) She is pretty.

2. When were the stories of "Difficult Loves" originally written?
(a) 1970's and 1980's.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1940's and 1950's.
(d) 2001.

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator do to the dark woman?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Humiliates her in front of the whole town.
(c) Rapes and murders her.
(d) Teaches her to live in the forest.

4. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?
(a) Bees.
(b) Bad smells.
(c) Trees.
(d) Mankind.

5. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", who narrates?
(a) Cristina.
(b) Quinto.
(c) Marco.
(d) The Goatherd.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", where does the story take place?

3. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?

4. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the names of the children?

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

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