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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who is the first to walk the catwalk?

2. In Chapter 13, what does the man have that Pino sees searched and then shot by the Nazis?

3. How many kilometers had Pico already covered when he goes to tell Father Re about Nicco?

4. In Chapter 12, where do the Jews hid while the Nazis search Casa Alpina?

5. In Chapter 2, what rank is the Gestapo officer in Uncle Albert's store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Tullio at the end of Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 10, Mimo falls off a catwalk and disappears. How is the way that chapter ends a cliffhanger? How are cliffhangers used in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Hitler has ordered mass destruction if the war ends badly. How does Cardinal Schuster attempt to negotiate with the Germans and prevent mass destruction? Is he successful in preventing a scorched-earth policy after the war ends?

Essay Topic 3

Pino first meets Anna at a bakery. How do Pino and Anna begin to have a relationship? How would you describe the relationship between Anna and Pino at first and how and why it changes?

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