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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is Carulina's prized possession?
(a) Her mother's locket.
(b) An old gramophone.
(c) An antique hair pin.
(d) Her father's wool coat.

2. What does the drunken German soldier do to Ida?
(a) Robs her.
(b) Beats her up.
(c) Reports her.
(d) Rapes her.

3. How does Giuseppe die?
(a) Cirrhosis.
(b) Old age.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Anheurysm.

4. What problem did the Italian Expeditionary Corps face, in 1942?
(a) Their commander was unskilled and inexperienced.
(b) They were vastly outnumbered by the Germans.
(c) They were inadequately prepared for winter in Russia.
(d) Their weapons and technology were not as advanced as those of the Germans.

5. What nation did Italy and Germany cooperatively attack, in 1941?
(a) Britain.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

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

7. What does Ida name her second son?
(a) Alfio.
(b) Ninuzzu.
(c) Nino.
(d) Useppe.

8. What is Ida's profession?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) School teacher.

9. Civilians and cities in Europe were destroyed by what types of bombing?
(a) Firebombing.
(b) Nuclear bombing.
(c) Napalming.
(d) Carpet bombing.

10. Who was not one of the three world leaders to meet at the summit in Teheran?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Hitler.

11. In Chapter 1, the author briefly discusses the discoveries pertaining to what?
(a) Politics and sociology.
(b) The workings of the human brain.
(c) The structure of matter.
(d) The art of war.

12. What happens to the Duce's son-in-law, in January of 1944?
(a) He is taken prisoner.
(b) He flees the country.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He is executed.

13. Why does Nino ignore the alarms and sirens going off in the city?
(a) Because he thinks the stories of what is happening to the Jews are exagerrated.
(b) Because he feels sure that Rome is safe.
(c) Because he thinks they are only drills.
(d) Because he doesn't understand what they mean.

14. Where was the Nazi-Fascist Republic of Salo formed in 1943?
(a) Northern Italy.
(b) Eastern Germany.
(c) Western Germany.
(d) Southern Italy.

15. What is changing about Nino's behavior, in 1942?
(a) He is refusing to go to school or work.
(b) He is becoming more militant.
(c) He is working as many hours as he can to stay away from home.
(d) He is visiting his mother and brother more often.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Filomena's pet rabbit?

2. What country was abandoned by its King and government leaders in 1943?

3. What object does Nino lose in 1942?

4. What country was devastated by attacks in 1941 as a result of its refusal to ally with Germany?

5. In what year are Jews excluded from business and employment?

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