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

2. In Chapter 3, where is Pino injured?
(a) Cheek.
(b) Arm.
(c) Back.
(d) Leg.

3. In Chapter 6, what time does Pino reach Madesimo on Friday afternoon?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

4. Why does General Leyers wish to speak with Pino in Chapter 15?
(a) He wants Pino to be his driver.
(b) He wants to question Pino.
(c) He wants Pino to be his valet.
(d) He wants Pino to tune up his car.

5. In Chapter 4, what happens that has Michele order Pino to go to Casa Alpina?
(a) The truce is broken.
(b) Their home and shop are destroyed.
(c) The Germans take over Roman.
(d) The German free Mussolini.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, how many Jews were thrown into Lake Maggiore and then machine-gunned to death?

3. In Chapter 6, what time does Father Re awaken Pino?

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

5. In Chapter 5, how many hours does Father Re tell Pino that he must study daily Monday through Friday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Pino's father send for him in Chapter 13?

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

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