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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 does Pino ask Mrs. Napolitano to do at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Sing.
(b) Give him a hug.
(c) Play her violin.
(d) Pray for him.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, when does Pino begin his new assignment for General Leyers?

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

3. What type of shop does Carletto's family have?

4. What is the name of the woman that Pico invites to go to a movie with him at the end of Chapter 1?

5. What is Carletto doing when Pino finds him in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how are Jews hidden when the Nazis search Casa Alpina?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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