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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. At the end of Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Napolitano play for Pino?
(a) The Queen of the Night.
(b) Che gelida manina.
(c) Pour Mon Ame.
(d) None Shall Sleep.

2. What is for dessert the first evening Pino is at Casa Alpina?
(a) Tiramisu.
(b) Strudel.
(c) Biscotti.
(d) Gelato.

3. How many meters of digging does Mimo think they have after they are buried by an avalanche in Chapter 11?
(a) 4 1/2 meters.
(b) 6 1/2 meters.
(c) About 4 meters.
(d) At least 3 meters.

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

5. In Chapter 1, what is the woman carrying that Mino nearly jumps into?
(a) Piccolo.
(b) Violin.
(c) Flute.
(d) Clarinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Pino Lella in Chapter 1?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 12, who does Alberto Ascari bring a message from for Pino?

4. At the end of Chapter 7, what time is Pino to leave to help three Jews escape?

5. What can be smelled in Chapter 2, when Pino and Mimo get to their family's flat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, what is being done at the Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria Nascente, the Gothic cathedral in the center of Milan and why?

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

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