2. How many casualties were incurred by the end of World War I?
(a) Six million.
(b) Three million.
(c) One billion.
(d) Ten million.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. In what year did World War I begin?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1900.

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

8. Who is "The Thousand"?
(a) A large group of cats who prowl the alleys at night.
(b) The cockroaches that live in the shelter.
(c) The stars the refugees can see through the ceiling of the shelter.
(d) A large, half-Neapolitan family.

9. How does Useppe react to the girl that Nino brings home?
(a) He is afraid of her.
(b) He is fascinated by her.
(c) He is angry at Nino.
(d) He is jealous of the time Nino spends with her.

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

11. How do people feel about the pact between Hitler and Mussolini, in Chapter 3?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Angry.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Frightened.

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

13. How does Useppe react to seeing the cattle cars full of people?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He doesn't react at all.
(c) He cries.
(d) He is horrified.

14. Ida lives as a member of what race, in Chapter 3?
(a) German.
(b) Aryan.
(c) Caucasian.
(d) Jew.

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