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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Late September 1943.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Soncini family return to after Iacopo is released from jail?
(a) Messy house
(b) Blood on the floor of their home
(c) Dead children
(d) A note from the Germans

2. What does Renzo do with Mirella that shocks Angelo?
(a) Kisses her
(b) Yells at her
(c) Pushes her down
(d) Slaps her

3. Duno feels like a ________ in the mountains, but he knows he will never go back.
(a) orphan
(b) dove
(c) chased bird
(d) refugee

4. What does Mirella try to finagle from the public official, Serafino Brizzolari?
(a) A doctor
(b) Books
(c) Alcohol
(d) Ration cards

5. Who did Serafino Brizzolari already confess to, though he did not follow his advice for absolution?
(a) Pope
(b) Renzo
(c) Tomitz
(d) Archbishop

Short Answer Questions

1. Schramm wants to know if _________ go to heaven if they are too young or unable to reach a state of reason.

2. Who admits that he/she marched in an anti-war demonstration that helped oust Mussolini from power while Renzo was in jail?

3. What does Duno's father do to him as they argue about whether or not to turn themselves in?

4. Of what military group was Renzo once part of?

5. Who is not really a criminal but went to jail in place of his brother-in-law who was also not a criminal?

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