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

3. In Chapter 7, how many Jews were thrown into Lake Maggiore and then machine-gunned to death?

4. How many meters of digging does Mimo think they have after they are buried by an avalanche in Chapter 11?

5. How many patrols does Pino tell Father Re that he saw on the Splugen Pass road at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pino is spying on General Leyers when he drives him around. What challenges does Pino face as a spy? What are the difficulties and challenges of working undercover, and how is Pino affected by working undercover?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Pino mature and come of age in the story? Is this a coming-of-age story?

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