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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 11, when Pino reaches the cairn, how much further do they have to travel to the forest?

2. In Chapter 13, how long as Pino been at Casa Alpina?

3. In Chapter 12, what is the date?

4. Who is arrested at the end of Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 11, from the time that Pino and Mr. Bergstrom can see Mimo and the D'Angelos, how long does it take them to work down the slope?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 is Mussolini's position by June of 1943?`

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 explodes when he hears his family playing music and having a party when he returns home after a bombing at the movie theater. What has Pino experienced at the movie theater? How has that affected him? Why does he get so angry when he returns home? What is revealed about survival through the incident?

Essay Topic 3

Tito pretends to be a partisan. How would you compare Pino and Tito? What is demonstrated about bravery, courage, and cowardice through their interactions?

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