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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 6, what time does Pino reach Madesimo on Friday afternoon?

2. Where is Mimo bleeding from in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 15, when does Pino begin his new assignment for General Leyers?

4. In Chapter 8, who does Father Re say that Barbareschi helped to escape before Pino came from Milan?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Pino become General Leyers driver?

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

7. 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?

8. What does Mrs. Napolitano do for Pino when he and Mimo leave her and the others in Switzerland?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pino senses that something is different when he leaves Hotel Diana after a party. How does the author use foreshadowing in that and other scenes to create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Father Re has Pino guide Jews to safety. What does Pino have to do in order to get Jews safely to Switzerland? What do his actions as a guide reveal about responsibility?

Essay Topic 3

Pino experiences internal and external conflicts in the novel. What conflicts do Pino and others experience? Are most of the conflicts in the novel internal or external? Are they mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? How does conflict affect plot?

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