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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Postwar Stories, Section 2. Desire in November; & Transit Bed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", what do the police do when they arrive at the scene of the crime?
(a) Arrest Ditto.
(b) Wrangle a monkey.
(c) Eat pastries.
(d) Arrest Baby.

2. Who is the author of "Difficult Loves"?
(a) John Irving.
(b) Italo Calvino.
(c) Calvino Italio.
(d) Harriett Tubman.

3. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
(a) Young adults.
(b) Old men.
(c) Babies.
(d) Old women.

4. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what do the Dolori boys find below deck?
(a) Jellyfish.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Crabs.
(d) The Arenella gang.

5. In "The House of the Beehives", what "guards" the narrator's house?
(a) Bobcats.
(b) Bees.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Man in the Wasteland", who ruins the hunt?

2. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", who are La Bolognese and Mad Maria?

3. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", what is Signorina De Magistris doing when Zeffirino finds her?

4. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is in charge of the robbery?

5. In "Man in the Wasteland", what are the father and son hunting?

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