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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. Who is Duno treating, though he has Iacopo's help to do so?

2. What is Italy hit with that helps in their resistance efforts in the war?

3. Who have invaded France at this point of the novel, showing their strength in battle?

4. Who is one of the many thousands of people who were killed at San Mauro?

5. Sister Dimples arranges for a meeting between Angelo and who else?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Osvaldo now driving a car for?

2. Who does Mirella turn away from her property, even though she generally takes in everyone she can?

3. What does Battista threaten Leto with when he tells him to tell the Germans who killed the five soliders?

4. What does Renzo return to reveal to the others?

5. Why has Jakub Landau been caught at the German checkpoint?

6. What has little Angelo Soncini realized about his position at the boarding school?

7. How does Schramm describe Hitler's stories?

8. What are being dropped from the sky, causing rumors to ravage Italy?

9. What happens to Simon Henley's plane during the conflict with the German planes?

10. Why does Artur almost shoot a young boy he sees while sitting out with Renzo/Ugo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The lives the characters had to give up for their safety must be missed, or do the changes in their lives change their priorities?

Part 1: Describe the life of the Brosslers before the war.

Part 2: What is the life of the Brosslers like after they escape to the mountains?

Part 3: Do the Brosslers seem to miss their previous lives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Trying to do something right in the face of perceived cruelty doesn't always give the best results for those involved.

Part 1: Describe the scene with the girl and the six German soldiers. What happened?

Part 2: What did Santino think was happening? What was actually happening?

Part 3: Is the goal of doing something right always better than actually doing something that is truly right? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of a sin that can not be forgiven seems to make the idea of confession something that is not absolute.

Part 1: Which character is not given forgiveness or absolution for their sins?

Part 2: Why doesn't Tomitz give absolution for these sins?

Part 3: Is it right to not forgive someone who has confessed to their sins?

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