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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) Goats and a goat herder.
(c) A German patrol.
(d) A group of men with pistols.

2. In Chapter 12, how many days rations does Father Re give Tito and his men?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. At the end of Chapter 12, who does Alberto Ascari bring a message from for Pino?
(a) Pino's father.
(b) Pino's Uncle Albert.
(c) Pino's mother.
(d) Tqllio Galimberti.

4. In Chapter 11, when Pino reaches the cairn, how much further do they have to travel to the forest?
(a) 6 kilometers.
(b) 7 kilometers.
(c) 3 or 4 kilometers.
(d) 4 or 5 kilometers.

5. When Pino sees Anna again in Chapter 15, how long has it been since he first met her?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 17 months.
(d) 14 months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what is the woman carrying that Mino nearly jumps into?

3. How long has it been since Pino lead Mrs. Napolitano and the D'Angelo family to Switzerland in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 10, when do the escapes resume?

5. In Chapter 12, what is the date?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what does Pino find at the shepherd's hut?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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