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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why was Carlo originally arrested by the Germans?
(a) For being part-Jewish.
(b) For helping Italian Jews to hide from the Nazis.
(c) For distributing political propaganda.
(d) For staying out past the government-imposed curfew.

4. What happened to Carlo's family, which made him suddenly so angry and violent?
(a) They were sent to a concentration camp.
(b) They were enlisted in the German military.
(c) They were killed.
(d) They were deported.

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

6. Ida's parents raised her to be what religion?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Protestant.

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

8. When Gunther is introduced, he is anticipating a trip to where?
(a) Italy.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Africa.
(d) Germany.

9. Italy's colonies in Africa were attacked by what country, in 1941?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) Spain.
(d) The United States.

10. What does Nino promise to Useppe, but fails to deliver?
(a) A bigger, better house.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A fancy meal.

11. What is Useppe's greatest pleasure, as a baby?
(a) Playing with his favorite toy.
(b) Going outside.
(c) Seeing his big brother.
(d) Watching television.

12. In what city did the failed assassination attempt against Hitler take place?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Belsen.
(c) Reich.
(d) Dachau.

13. What happens to Filomena's pet rabbit?
(a) It is traded for canned food.
(b) It freezes to death.
(c) It is eaten.
(d) It dies of starvation.

14. What does Carlo Vivaldi often practice?
(a) Air raid drills.
(b) Writing his name.
(c) Playing the flute.
(d) A gymnastics routine.

15. Haile Selassie was restored to the throne of what nation in 1941?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Greece.
(d) Yugoslavia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida's mother, Nora, change about her name?

2. In Chapter 1, the author briefly discusses the discoveries pertaining to what?

3. How does Ida react when Nino steals food?

4. What law outlines the rules regarding Jews reporting their status to the census?

5. What is Ida able to do, as a result of the money she finds in Eppetondo's mattress?

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