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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 23 after the trip to the Swiss border, when does Leyers tell Pino to report for duty again?

2. On February 20, 1945, from what country is an Expeditionary Force fighting for Monte Castello?

3. What does Pino tell General Leyers that the bomber was wearing around his neck in Chapter 16?

4. Where is Anna from?

5. What type of plane shoots at Pino and General Leyers as they are driving at the end of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Pino and Mimo fight in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 25, what does Pino learn about Auschwitz?

3. In Chapter 28, how does Pino arrest General Leyers?

4. In Chapter 20, what does Pino have to do to get the Daimler running after they are strafed by a Spitfire?

5. What does Father Re tell Pino when he comes to see him in Chapter 24?

6. What is the situation in Milan in Chapter 25?

7. What does Antonio tell Pino about the men in the gray clothing in Chapter 16?

8. What does Leyers say about the advance of the Allies in Chapter 26?

9. In Chapter 24, who does Leyers rescue from a train bound for Auschwitz, and where are the rescued taken?

10. Why does Cardinal Schuster ask Mussolini, Wolff, and Leyers to meet with him in Chapter 27?

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 works hard to get Jews safely to Switzerland. What challenges does Pino face when he helps Jews climb to safety? What is revealed about inner and outer strength through Pino and the Jews’ actions?

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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