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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. What kind of training does the answer to #14 have that makes him useful?

2. What does Iacopo admit to Mirella when they return home after Iacopo is released from jail?

3. What does Tomitz offer to give the rabbi and his family after telling them to leave town?

4. How did the Germans trick the Blums in Belgium?

5. What is Schramm dying from, though Renzo decides he can help him to life long enough to return to see his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Klara Hitler's fate that might have further spurned on Adolf's eventual mission in life?

2. What does Tomitz come to tell those at the Rabbi's house?

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

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

5. Describe who Pierino is.

6. What are the new names of Lidia and Renzo, respectively?

7. What is Doctor Werner Schramm looking for in the small village of Porto Sant' Andrea?

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

9. What does Renzo speculate about the human beings in the world?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Tomitz is interrogated, he realizes this questioning is about control and this helps him better understand what he needs to do.

Part 1: Who is interrogating Tomitz and how did they capture him?

Part 2: What does Tomitz compare the interrogation to? Why?

Part 3: Do you agree with what Tomitz believes about his interrogation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The love relationships in this story are a little muddled and a little confused. There doesn't really seem to be any time for love during war.

Part 1: Describe the relationship between Mirella and Renzo.

Part 2: Describe the relationship between Mirella and Iacopo.

Part 3: What does the author seem to be saying about love in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Renzo is a fascinating character, always taking another side in the conflict, trying to remain away from the politics of the time.

Part 1: What are some of the roles Renzo plays within the conflict?

Part 2: Why doesn't Renzo take a side when it comes to the political arena?

Part 3: Does Renzo's noncommittal seem to be a good thing or a bad thing for others in the story? Why?

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