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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 1. The Adventure of a Soldier; The Adventure of a Bather; & The Adventure of a Clerk.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Big Fish, Little Fish", where do Signorina De Magistris and Zeffirino keep the fish they have caught?
(a) In a backpack.
(b) In a tide pool.
(c) In a bucket.
(d) In a cooler.

3. In "The Adventure of a Bather", what is the setting?
(a) A pool.
(b) A tanning bed.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) The beach.

4. In "Animal Woods", where do the townspeople hide their animals?
(a) The church.
(b) The forest.
(c) Their kitchens.
(d) The fields.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Animal Woods", what explodes piece by piece in the soldier's hand?

2. In "A Goatherd at Luncheon", what is the goatherds name?

3. In "Dollars and the Demimondaine", what does the word "demimondaine" mean?

4. In "Transit Bed", where does Gim hide?

5. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", how do the Dolori boys get out to the ship?

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