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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1943-10, 1944 January - December, and 1944-1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was invaded by Italy in 1941?
(a) Greece.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

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

3. What is the name of Nino's girlfriend, in late 1943?
(a) Julia.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Maria.
(d) Desdemona.

4. Who is not one of the political figures who the Italian Jews feel will protect them, in Chapter 3?
(a) Nixon.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Their rabbis.
(d) Mussolini.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Ida go to mingle with Jews?

4. When Gunther is introduced, he is anticipating a trip to where?

5. What object does the German soldier give to Ida?

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