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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 "Adam, One Afternoon", what is Maria-nunziata's profession?
(a) Servant.
(b) Grocery clerk.
(c) Stay-at-home mom.
(d) Seamstress.

2. In "Sleeping Like Dogs", what does everyone want to do?
(a) Eat at a fancy restaurant.
(b) Get off the ship.
(c) Sleep in a bed.
(d) Go home.

3. In "Man in the Wasteland", the narrator is __.
(a) The father.
(b) Baciccin.
(c) The boy.
(d) A dog.

4. In "Lazy Sons", what do Pietro and Andrea like to do?
(a) Work in the family store.
(b) Sing and dance.
(c) Sleep late, smoke, and watch billiards.
(d) Chase women.

5. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?
(a) A cave.
(b) The woods.
(c) In a small village.
(d) Florence, Italy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who broke into the pastry shop according to the official police report?

3. In "Adam, One Afternoon", what does Libereso try to give Maria-nunziata?

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

5. In "Animal Woods", what is Giua Dei Fichi's most valuable possession?

(see the answer key)

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