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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) No one has heard from them, and their fate is unknown.
(b) They are fine, but no longer in the area.
(c) They are fine, and still nearby.
(d) They have been killed.

2. 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 takes Useppe and runs to the basement.
(d) She ignores them, believing nothing will happen.

3. Who is Alfio?
(a) Nora's uncle.
(b) Ida's husband.
(c) Giuseppe's brother.
(d) Ida's brother-in-law.

4. What was Quattropunto's real name?
(a) Giuseppe.
(b) Oreste.
(c) Lorenzo.
(d) Tristian.

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

6. How old is Ida Mancuso when she is introduced?
(a) 42.
(b) 37.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

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

8. What country was devastated by attacks in 1941 as a result of its refusal to ally with Germany?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Poland.
(c) The Czech Republic.
(d) Italy.

9. What law outlines the rules regarding Jews reporting their status to the census?
(a) Italian Racial Law.
(b) Racial Separation Law.
(c) Hebrew Reporting Law.
(d) Census Violation Law.

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. What city was burned to the ground by the Nazis in 1943?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Rome.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Belsen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Carlo Vivaldi assume, once he becomes a revolutionary?

2. Who brings Ida startling news of atrocities being committed against Jews?

3. What is Ida's profession?

4. What does Carlo Vivaldi often practice?

5. In what U.S. city did the first nuclear reactor begin operation, in 1942?

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