View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Riviera Stories, Section 3. Man in the Wasteland; & Lazy Sons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl poke with a stick?
(a) Her eye.
(b) A jellyfish.
(c) A little boy.
(d) A crab.

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", what are the names of the children?
(a) Giovannino and Serenella.
(b) Paco and Maria.
(c) Bob and Stacy.
(d) Santiago and Gia.

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", who claims nothing is his fault?
(a) Baciccin.
(b) The son.
(c) The father.
(d) Baciccin's son.

4. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", Zeffirino loves to ___.
(a) Fish.
(b) Swim.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Sing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?

2. In "The Enchanted Garden", what does the little boy like about the little girl?

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

4. What language was "Difficult Loves" originally written in?

5. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what is strange about Libereso's appearance?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 218 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample