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

2. In Chapter 13, how long as Pino been at Casa Alpina?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

3. In Chapter 13, what does the man have that Pino sees searched and then shot by the Nazis?
(a) Falsified papers.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Radio.
(d) Encoded papers.

4. How old is General Leyers?
(a) Mid-50s.
(b) 48.
(c) Early 40s.
(d) 52.

5. What can be smelled in Chapter 2, when Pino and Mimo get to their family's flat?
(a) Pork roast and garlic.
(b) Chicken and basil.
(c) Lamb and bread.
(d) Spaghetti, meatballs, and sauce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kilometers had Pico already covered when he goes to tell Father Re about Nicco?

2. When Pino sees Anna again in Chapter 15, how long has it been since he first met her?

3. In October of 1943, what guests does Pino see with Father Re?

4. Where is Mimo bleeding from in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 4, what happens that has Michele order Pino to go to Casa Alpina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Pino and Mimo when they are at the theater in Chapter 3?

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

3. What challenges does Pino have to solve when he is guiding Mrs. Napolitano and the D'Angelo family to Switzerland?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what does Pino wear to go hiking?

6. What is Mussolini's position by June of 1943?`

7. What happens to Nicco and his friends in Chapter 9?

8. In Chapter 15, where does Pino see Anna again?

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

10. Where does Pino see a woman he is attracted to in Chapter 1, and what does he ask her?

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