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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 do Pino and his party encounter at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A man with a shotgun.
(b) A German patrol.
(c) A group of men with pistols.
(d) Goats and a goat herder.

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

3. What does Mrs. Napolitano carry with her on the climb to Switzerland?
(a) Small suitcase.
(b) Violin.
(c) Backpack.
(d) Flute.

4. Who is arrested at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Michele.
(b) Tullio.
(c) Uncle Albert.
(d) Carletto.

5. In October of 1943, what guests does Pino see with Father Re?
(a) A man and a woman.
(b) 2 men and a woman.
(c) 1 man and 2 women.
(d) 3 men and 2 women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does General Leyers work under the authority of?

2. In Chapter 8, who does Father Re say that Barbareschi helped to escape before Pino came from Milan?

3. What is the name of one of the men who rob Pino and others at a party at the end of Chapter 9?

4. Why does General Leyers wish to speak with Pino in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 14, how many weeks after Pino's parents order him to enlist with the Germans, does Pino find himself a member of the organization Todt?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, what does the newsreel discuss, and how does Pino know the news is not true?

2. How does Luigi describe his store in Chapter 8?

3. At the end of Chapter 15, how and what does Pino learn about the gray men?

4. In Chapter 7, how does Pino remember making his ascent the first time?

5. What happens when Tito comes to Casa Alpina in Chapter 12?

6. Who is Alberto Ascari, and what do he and Pino decide to do?

7. What happens to Mimo when he is crossing the catwalk in Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter 2, what excuse does Pino give his mother for being late?

9. In Chapter 4, what do Pino and his family discover when they return to Milan after sheltering in the countryside?

10. In Chapter 14, how and where is Pino injured?

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