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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. Who was not one of the three world leaders to meet at the summit in Teheran?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Churchill.

2. Why is Ida anxious about seeing Signora DiSegni?
(a) Ida had confessed her Jewish heritage to DiSegni.
(b) DiSegni had threatened to get Useppe taken away from Ida.
(c) DiSegni is now a member of the German army.
(d) DiSegni has the power to get Ida a job, and help her keep it.

3. How does Ida react when Nino steals food?
(a) She gets angry and throws him out of the house.
(b) She refuses to eat it.
(c) She is sad, but realizes that it must be done.
(d) She is angry with him for stealing food when they can afford to buy it.

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

5. Who was the Italian leader, appointed by the King, in 1943?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Badoglio.
(d) Il Duce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special item does Ida buy for Useppe in 1946?

2. What country was abandoned by its King and government leaders in 1943?

3. What does Nino promise to Useppe, but fails to deliver?

4. Why does Ida find herself missing the Thousand?

5. Why does Ida put Useppe in kindergarten?

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