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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Ninuzzu feel about his baby brother?
(a) Angry.
(b) Proud.
(c) Happy.
(d) Jealous.

4. Why is Carlo useless as a fighter?
(a) He is afraid of everything.
(b) He drinks too much.
(c) He can't control his temper.
(d) He doesn't know enough about the techniques.

5. What conference was held for the purposes of "racial planning"?
(a) The Geneva Conference.
(b) The Aryan Conference.
(c) The Nazi Conference.
(d) The Wannsee Conference.

6. In early 1944, what news does Ida get regarding Nino and Carlo?
(a) They are fine, but no longer in the area.
(b) They are fine, and still nearby.
(c) No one has heard from them, and their fate is unknown.
(d) They have been killed.

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

8. What does Ida begin doing when the air raid alarms go off, in 1943?
(a) She runs and hides only if she hears a plane.
(b) She hides only when they go off at night.
(c) She ignores them, believing nothing will happen.
(d) She takes Useppe and runs to the basement.

9. What rules were created by the new ordinance which went into effect at the end of 1943?
(a) All food would be rationed, and could no longer be bought.
(b) Jews could no longer have jobs or transact business in Italy.
(c) Jewish possessions could be confiscated and divided among victims of air raids.
(d) Any and all Jews found in the vicinity of Rome would be immediately deported.

10. The period from 1900 to 1905 marked the beginning of what?
(a) The Geneva Convention.
(b) World War I.
(c) The atomic century.
(d) The United Nations.

11. What problem does Useppe experience as a small child?
(a) He is unable to walk.
(b) He is only able to eat a small variety of foods.
(c) He is prone to violent outbursts.
(d) He has a speech impediment.

12. Why is Ida anxious about seeing Signora DiSegni?
(a) Ida had confessed her Jewish heritage to DiSegni.
(b) DiSegni has the power to get Ida a job, and help her keep it.
(c) DiSegni had threatened to get Useppe taken away from Ida.
(d) DiSegni is now a member of the German army.

13. What does a stranger tell Useppe about Blitz, after their building is bombed?
(a) Blitz was not in the building when it was bombed.
(b) Blitz may still be stuck in the rubble.
(c) Blitz has turned into a white dove.
(d) Blitz has disappeared, and no one knows where he is.

14. Why doesn't Ida tell Nino about her pregnancy?
(a) Because she doesn't want to tell him how it happened.
(b) Because she doesn't think he'll understand.
(c) Because she doesn't think he will believe her.
(d) Because she feels that it is none of his business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do people feel about the pact between Hitler and Mussolini, in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of Nino's girlfriend, in late 1943?

3. What was Quattropunto's real name?

4. What does Carlo Vivaldi often practice?

5. Who is not one of the political figures who the Italian Jews feel will protect them, in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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