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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories of Love and Loneliness, Section 3. The Adventure of a Nearsighted Man; & The Adventure of a Poet.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "The House of the Beehives", where does the narrator live?
(a) The woods.
(b) A cave.
(c) Florence, Italy.
(d) In a small village.
2. In "Desire in November", where does the story take place?
(a) On a winter day in November.
(b) On a rainy day in April.
(c) On an odd spring-like day in November.
(d) On a sunny morning in October.
3. In "Hunger at Bevera", who is fighting around the citizens of Bevera?
(a) Anarchists and Republicans.
(b) The Germans and the French.
(c) Hippies and politicians.
(d) Catholics and Jews.
4. In "The Adventure of a Poet", what "scandalous" thing does Delia do?
(a) Goes streaking.
(b) Kisses another man.
(c) Kills a baby fish with her bare hands.
(d) Swims naked.
5. In "The House of the Beehives", what is the narrator's name?
(a) Giovannino.
(b) Marco.
(c) Paolo.
(d) It doesn't say.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Adventure of a Photographer", what does Antonio buy?
2. In "Theft in a Pastry Shop", who is still in the pastry shop when the police arrive?
3. In "Lazy Sons", how old are Pietro and Andrea?
4. In "The Adventure of a Poet", where do Usnelli and Delia go swimming?
5. In "The Adventure of a Soldier", what is the woman's initial response to the soldier's advances?
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