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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. What does Anna serve Pino in Chapter 18?

2. When will family members be able to get the bodies of their family members who were shot in the decimation?

3. Where is Pino when he sees Tullio shot?

4. Where is Anna from?

5. Who does Porzia want Pino to go get in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Pino and Anna do on his day off in Chapter 21?

4. In Chapter 17, what happens when Tullio and the others are brought to be shot at Piazzale Loreto?

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

6. In Chapter 23, what does Mimo look like when Pino and Anna see him?

7. In Chapter 22, what does General Leyers do to relieve the suffering of the German soldiers along the Gothic Line?

8. In Chpater 18, why does Leyers say that Colonel Rauff's decision to kill Italians for every German killed is a bad decision?

9. How does Pino get Gabriella's body to her mother?

10. How do Pino and Anna get the radio to Pino's family's apartment in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Hitler has ordered mass destruction if the war ends badly. How does Cardinal Schuster attempt to negotiate with the Germans and prevent mass destruction? Is he successful in preventing a scorched-earth policy after the war ends?

Essay Topic 3

The story takes place in Italy during World War II. What is the genre of the book and why?

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