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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pino takes Leyers to the Swiss border above Lugano in Chapter 23, how long is Leyers gone?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 9 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

2. In Chapter 16, how long has it been since Pino and Carletto have seen one another?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. Where is Pino when he sees Tullio shot?
(a) On a hill overlooking the vegetable stand.
(b) Girder above the Esso station.
(c) On the second floor of a shop facing the vegetable stand.
(d) On top of a fuel pump.

4. In Chapter 27, where is Marx Corvo from?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. When does the British Eighth Army puncture the weaker sections of the Gothic Line?
(a) September 1, 1944.
(b) August 24, 1944.
(c) August 30, 1944.
(d) September 9, 1944.

6. In Chapter 18, how old is Anna?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

7. When does the weather give way to spring temperatures and melting snow in Chapter 26?
(a) First of June.
(b) May.
(c) End of March.
(d) April.

8. When will family members be able to get the bodies of their family members who were shot in the decimation?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Sundown.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 9 p.m.

9. In Chapter 21, what does Leyers give Pino to drink?
(a) Scotch whiskey.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) White wine.

10. In Chapter 16, what does Pino's aunt have for his dinner?
(a) Saffron risotto.
(b) Arancini.
(c) Lasagne.
(d) Polenta with sausage.

11. How many bottles of wine does Pino get from his uncle in Chapter 22?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

12. In Chapter 24, how much time do Pino and Anna spend together?
(a) About 20 hours.
(b) 18 hours.
(c) Nearly 30 hours.
(d) 32 hours.

13. After the executions at the Pizalle Loreto, how many hours a day do Pino and Leyers spend on the road?
(a) 10 to 12.
(b) 14 to 16 hours.
(c) 8 to 10.
(d) 12 to 14.

14. In Chapter 25, where does Mussolini intend to go if the war goes badly?
(a) Edolo.
(b) Sondrio.
(c) Madesimo.
(d) Valtellina.

15. At the end of Chapter 21, where does Anna say she prefers to be?
(a) Milan.
(b) The Alps.
(c) Cernobbio.
(d) Lake Como.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, how many Jewish prisoners did SS men take from Auschwitz?

2. In Chapter 23, how many heads have been stuck on fence posts?

3. Who does General Leyers tell about the repercussions General Wolff wishes to inflict if the bomber is not turned over to the Germans?

4. What does Anna want Pino to wear when she takes a picture of him in Chapter 21?

5. Who does Cardinal Schuster want to tell Rauff no more atrocities in Chapter 27?

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