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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is the woman carrying that Mino nearly jumps into?
(a) Clarinet.
(b) Piccolo.
(c) Flute.
(d) Violin.

2. In Chapter 8, how many minutes is Pino up and dressed before Father Re comes to wake him?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

3. What is Tullio Galimberti's occupation?
(a) Musical instrument salesman.
(b) Jewelry salesman.
(c) Dress salesman.
(d) Leather goods salesman.

4. In Chapter 8, who does Father Re say that Barbareschi helped to escape before Pino came from Milan?
(a) A couple and five children.
(b) A couple with their daughter.
(c) 4 men and 2 women.
(d) A couple with their son.

5. When Pino sees Anna again in Chapter 15, how long has it been since he first met her?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 17 months.

6. In Chapter 2, what rank is the Gestapo officer in Uncle Albert's store?
(a) Major.
(b) Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Lieutenant.

7. In Chapter 13, where are Italian soldiers sent?
(a) Russian front.
(b) Poland.
(c) To man concentration camps.
(d) Nazi ships.

8. In Chapter 14, how long is Pino in a field hospital after surviving a bombing at the train station?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 13 days.

9. How many meters of digging does Mimo think they have after they are buried by an avalanche in Chapter 11?
(a) 6 1/2 meters.
(b) About 4 meters.
(c) 4 1/2 meters.
(d) At least 3 meters.

10. What is the name of the woman that Pico invites to go to a movie with him at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Serena.
(c) Maria.
(d) Anna.

11. In Chapter 15, who does Pino learn that the gray men are?
(a) Russians.
(b) Jews.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Poles.

12. What is the name of the Nazi officer coming to Casa Alpina in Chapter 12?
(a) Colonel Paul Blobel.
(b) Lieutenant Josef Kramer.
(c) Colonel Rauff.
(d) Lieutenant Franz Stangel.

13. How far does Father Re want Pino to hike round trip at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 10 kilometers.
(b) 14 kilometers.
(c) 8 kilometers.
(d) 18 kilometers.

14. What excuse does Pino give the General for not waiting by the car in Chapter 15?
(a) He got sick.
(b) He had to chase some papers that blew away.
(c) He had to go to the bathroom.
(d) Another officer needed help.

15. What type of tie is Uncle Albert wearing in Chapter 2?
(a) Yellow stripe.
(b) Blue and burgundy.
(c) Red and white.
(d) Blue-polka dot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many patrols does Pino tell Father Re that he saw on the Splugen Pass road at the end of Chapter 6?

2. By what date was Mussolini's empire crumbling?

3. Who falls at the end of Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 11, when Pino reaches the cairn, how much further do they have to travel to the forest?

5. Who do Pino and his party encounter at the end of Chapter 8?

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