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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1947 History, and 1947 - 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vice did Ida's father have?
(a) He was a womanizer.
(b) He was an alcoholic.
(c) He was perpetually lazy and unemployed.
(d) He was a gambling addict.

2. Why does Ida put Useppe in kindergarten?
(a) Because she doesn't want him to fall behind academically.
(b) Because she can't afford daycare.
(c) Because she feels that he needs social interaction.
(d) Because he doesn't seem ready for first grade.

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

4. How many of the thousand Jews who left Tiburtina returned in 1945?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) A hundred.

5. Why does Nino move back into Ida's home in 1946?
(a) He has a fight with his landlord.
(b) He is caring for Ida while she is sick.
(c) He is hiding from his enemies.
(d) He can no longer afford to pay his rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida's mother, Nora, change about her name?

2. What city was liberated in 1943, at the cost of 630,000 lives?

3. What keeps Giuseppe out of the war?

4. Who was the Italian leader, appointed by the King, in 1943?

5. Which is NOT a newly-changed characteristic of Nino, when he visits Ida in 1944?

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