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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1943 - 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Italy's colonies in Africa were attacked by what country, in 1941?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britain.
(d) The United States.

2. What does Ida do, regarding her deceased mother's Jewish heritage, in Chapter 3?
(a) Tells only her husband, and begs him not to report it.
(b) Tries to prevent anyone finding out about it.
(c) Reports it to Italian authorities.
(d) Tells everyone she knows, and refuses to hide it.

3. What physical condition does Ida pretend to have, to cover up her second pregnancy?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Colitis.
(d) Gallstones.

4. Ida meets another Giuseppe in 1943, and his profession is what?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Marble cutter.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Carpenter.

5. Where does Nora die?
(a) In a concentration camp.
(b) Fleeing toward the sea.
(c) In her home.
(d) In the Jewish ghetto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ida begin doing when the air raid alarms go off, in 1943?

2. What health problem plagued Ida as a child?

3. Why does Nino ignore the alarms and sirens going off in the city?

4. What vice did Ida's father have?

5. What does a stranger tell Useppe about Blitz, after their building is bombed?

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