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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. From what medical condition does Useppe begin to suffer in 1946?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Paralysis.
(d) Anemia.

2. What animal does Useppe hear, which he thinks is saying "It's a joke"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A dog.

3. What does Ida do, for the first time, in 1946?
(a) She goes to a bar.
(b) She leaves Rome.
(c) She celebrates Christmas.
(d) She votes.

4. Ida refuses to allow the doctor to perform what test on Useppe?
(a) An MRI.
(b) An EEG.
(c) An EKG.
(d) A CAT scan.

5. Where does Davide deliver his lecture in 1947?
(a) His home.
(b) A college.
(c) A military barracks.
(d) A tavern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not a condition from which Useppe is suffering in 1946?

2. Which is NOT a newly-changed characteristic of Nino, when he visits Ida in 1944?

3. What does Davide recall about the face of the man he killed?

4. Who murders Santina?

5. Trade union leaders were assassinated, in 1947, in what city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ida after Useppe's death?

2. What is Nino's situation, in 1944?

3. Who is Scimo?

4. What relationship develops between Bella and Useppe in 1947?

5. What health problem does Useppe develop in 1946, and how does he respond?

6. How does Ida feel about doctors?

7. What were the Nuremberg trials?

8. What happens when Ida tries to put Useppe in school?

9. How does Nino's outlook on life change after the end of the war?

10. What is revealed, during Davide's speech, about his feelings for the bourgeoisie and anarchy?

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