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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 15, who does Pino learn that the gray men are?

2. Where is Mimo sent in Chapter 4?

3. What is Carletto doing when Pino finds him in Chapter 3?

4. How old is General Leyers?

5. Why does General Leyers wish to speak with Pino in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why do Mimo and Carletto want nothing to do with Pino after he becomes General Leyers’ driver? Why does Pino not try to heal the relationships by telling them the truth about himself and what he is doing?

Essay Topic 2

Pino pushes himself to complete intense physical tasks like climbing mountains. What motives him to complete such difficult physical tasks?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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