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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. Who does Claudette miss, though she now places her love and hope in Santino?
(a) Her mom
(b) Her father
(c) Her sister
(d) Her brother

2. Who are the Jews under the protection of before the war seemingly ends?
(a) The Pope
(b) Il Fuccoctoni
(c) Carabinieri
(d) Germans

3. Who is the young solider who has taken up a keen interest in the Blums?
(a) Santino
(b) Rivka
(c) Santiago
(d) Carmichael

4. What does Claudette leave in return for the gifts she and her father find on the flat rock?
(a) Stones
(b) Flowers
(c) Money
(d) Notes

5. Who admits that he/she marched in an anti-war demonstration that helped oust Mussolini from power while Renzo was in jail?
(a) Loeb
(b) Lidia
(c) Santiano
(d) Tomitz

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudette do that nearly makes her fall off the mountainside?

2. What did Angelo Soncini's baby sister have an accident with that caused her to die?

3. Why was Schramm's sister institutionalized by her family when she was a child?

4. How many women were surrounding Schramm and feigning grief at his demise?

5. Who will not leave Albert Blum behind when he becomes ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Battista Goletta able to help the Brosslers in hiding from the Germans?

2. What might it take to help Schramm heal from his tuberculosis?

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

4. Describe who Pierino is.

5. What happened to the Jews of Italy when Mussolini surrendered in 1942?

6. Describe the character of Lidia Leoni.

7. Who is the person who arranged Schramm's escape? Why?

8. Why was Leto allowed to go to school while others were not?

9. What do Hermann and Duno Brossler fight over that causes Duno to be slapped?

10. What happened to Angelo Soncini's baby sister?

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