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

2. In Chapter 12, what is the date?
(a) February 4, 1944.
(b) April 26, 1944.
(c) May 23, 1944.
(d) March 11, 1944.

3. How big are the groups that Pino and Mimo begin leading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Around 10.
(b) As large as 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. When did the Italian government make public the country's formal surrender to the Allies?
(a) September 3, 1943.
(b) September 2, 1943.
(c) September 19, 1943.
(d) September 8, 1943.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where have Porzia and Cicci been living since the bombing started in Milan?

3. In Chapter 13, where are Italian soldiers sent?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Pino become General Leyers driver?

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

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

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

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

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

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