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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The House of the Beehives", what does the narrator hate?
(a) Bees.
(b) Mankind.
(c) Trees.
(d) Bad smells.

2. In "Animal Woods", how does the soldier die?
(a) He shoots himself.
(b) He is shot by Giua.
(c) He is pecked to death by a chicken.
(d) He falls off a cliff.

3. In "Lazy Sons", who doesn't read his books?
(a) Zefferino.
(b) Libereso.
(c) The father.
(d) Pietro.

4. In "Going to Headquarters", where does the story take place?
(a) The woods.
(b) An army camp.
(c) An abandoned church.
(d) Venice.

5. In "A Ship Loaded with Crabs", what does the little girl throw at one of the Dolori boys?
(a) A rock.
(b) A jellyfish.
(c) A crab.
(d) Seaweed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hunger at Bevera", how does Bisma leave town?

2. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", what does one of the three people land on?

3. In "Lazy Sons", why is the family business failing?

4. In "Hunger at Bevera", what does Bisma bring back to the citizens of Bevera?

5. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", where does the survivor emerge from in order to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", who are the three men and why are they in their predicament?

2. Describe Bisma of "Hunger in Bevera".

3. In "Lazy Sons", what is the family dynamic?

4. Describe Binda of "Fear on the Footpath".

5. Describe the unarmed man in "Going to Headquarters".

6. In "Animal Woods", why are the animals in the woods?

7. Describe Libereso from "Adam, One Afternoon".

8. What is the surprise ending of "A Ship Loaded with Crabs"?

9. Describe some examples of the sons' laziness in "Lazy Sons".

10. In "One of the Three is Still Alive", how does the one man escape?

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