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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1943 - History and I.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What city was liberated in 1943, at the cost of 630,000 lives?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Leningrad.

3. Who brings Ida startling news of atrocities being committed against Jews?
(a) Alfio.
(b) Vilma.
(c) Ninuzzu.
(d) Nino.

4. What object does Nino lose in 1942?
(a) His pocketwatch.
(b) Gunther's knife.
(c) His first teddy bear.
(d) His father's tie clip.

5. Of what nationality is Gunther?
(a) Prussian.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it, in the novel, when Gunther is introduced?

2. Who is Alfio?

3. Chiang Kai-Shek was made the commander of Allied troops in what country, in 1942?

4. What physical condition does Ida pretend to have, to cover up her second pregnancy?

5. Who was not one of the three world leaders to meet at the summit in Teheran?

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