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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many hours does Father Re tell Pino that he must study daily Monday through Friday?

2. How old is Pino Lella in Chapter 1?

3. When Pino sees Anna again in Chapter 15, how long has it been since he first met her?

4. What is the name of the Nazi officer coming to Casa Alpina in Chapter 12?

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what time is Pino to leave to help three Jews escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how and where is Pino injured?

2. How does Luigi describe his store in Chapter 8?

3. What challenges does Pino have to solve when he is guiding Mrs. Napolitano and the D'Angelo family to Switzerland?

4. At the end of Chapter 15, how and what does Pino learn about the gray men?

5. At the end of Chapter 2, what does the newsreel discuss, and how does Pino know the news is not true?

6. How does Pino become General Leyers driver?

7. In Chapter 1, what is being done at the Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria Nascente, the Gothic cathedral in the center of Milan and why?

8. What happens to Nicco and his friends in Chapter 9?

9. What happens when Tito comes to Casa Alpina in Chapter 12?

10. What happens to Mimo when he is crossing the catwalk in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pino pushes himself to complete intense physical tasks like climbing mountains. What motives him to complete such difficult physical tasks?

Essay Topic 2

Hitler has ordered mass destruction if the war ends badly. How does Cardinal Schuster attempt to negotiate with the Germans and prevent mass destruction? Is he successful in preventing a scorched-earth policy after the war ends?

Essay Topic 3

Mark Sullivan learned about Pino Lella at a dinner party. Why did Sullivan want to write the story? How did the story save Sullivan’s life?

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