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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. Where does Schramm finally lie down in order to begin to recuperate from his illness?
(a) A tent
(b) Hayloft
(c) Stone floor
(d) Mountain cave

2. Who tells Mirella and Angelo that Iacopo has been arrested?
(a) Loeb
(b) Renzo
(c) Albert
(d) Tomitz

3. What did Klara do too long with her son Adolf as mentioned in the beginning of this book?
(a) Breast feed
(b) Toilet train
(c) Read to him
(d) Take him to church

4. What did Adolf believe himself to be because of all of the fear in his life?
(a) Pure
(b) Weak
(c) Victimized
(d) Innocent

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Schramm began to believe that money should not be spent on those who are _________.

2. War also has ________ in its battlefield, resulting in attack and retreat....

3. Where is Angelo put in order to keep him safe from the Germans, though Angelo just thinks he is being punished for being mean to his sister?

4. What was simply a reflection of Klara's massive guilt and self-loathing?

5. Why does Mirella offer to keep liquor at home for Renzo, which ends up making Renzo angry at her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that Adolf is afraid of at the beginning of the manuscript which may have led to his own sense of purity?

2. Why does Werner think his mother committed suicide?

3. What does Schramm understand now that he sees how life really is rather than how it is portrayed by artists?

4. Describe who Pierino is.

5. Describe Renzo's history with the Italian Royal Air Force.

6. What does Santino tell the Blums to do in order to save themselves from the Germans?

7. What does Albert say is the meaning and the purpose of the small boxes tied to his forehead and hands?

8. What kind of mother was Klara Hitler to her son, Adolf Hitler?

9. How does Werner Schramm compare war to misdiagnosed tuberculosis?

10. What does Renzo say as he is out in public with Mirella?

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