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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. Who is "The Thousand"?
(a) The cockroaches that live in the shelter.
(b) A large, half-Neapolitan family.
(c) A large group of cats who prowl the alleys at night.
(d) The stars the refugees can see through the ceiling of the shelter.

2. What does Useppe ask his mother not to tell Nino?
(a) That Useppe hates dogs.
(b) That Useppe had a seizure.
(c) That Useppe and Ida are homeless.
(d) That Useppe isn't doing well in school.

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

4. Who is Rosella?
(a) Giuseppe's cat.
(b) Nino's girlfriend.
(c) Useppe's dog.
(d) Ida's friend.

5. What object does the German soldier give to Ida?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A flower.
(c) A pocketwatch.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carlo do after hearing the message brought to him in the night?

2. What object is Carulina's prized possession?

3. What keeps Giuseppe out of the war?

4. What does Nino decide to do, in 1943?

5. How many of the thousand Jews who left Tiburtina returned in 1945?

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