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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1946 - 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many women were working in the United States in 1943, as a result of the war?
(a) 4 million.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 6 million.

2. What does Nino do, in 1943, which devastates Ida?
(a) He gets a girl pregnant.
(b) He travels to Germany.
(c) He enlists in the military.
(d) He drops out of school.

3. In 1943, Italy's leader proclaimed the end of what political system in Italy?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Oligarchy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Democracy.

4. How does Useppe try to help Filomena's father?
(a) By bringing him extra food.
(b) By keeping him warm.
(c) By giving him wine.
(d) By fluffing his pillows.

5. What does Nino promise to Useppe, but fails to deliver?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A fancy meal.
(c) A bigger, better house.
(d) New clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ida anxious about seeing Signora DiSegni?

2. What city was burned to the ground by the Nazis in 1943?

3. How does Useppe react to the girl that Nino brings home?

4. What name does Useppe utter, when he has a strange flash of memory?

5. What is the name of Nino's second dog?

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