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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ida meets another Giuseppe in 1943, and his profession is what?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Marble cutter.
2. What year is it, in the novel, when Gunther is introduced?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1925.
3. In late 1943, all young men in Rome were in danger of what?
(a) Being sent to concentration camps.
(b) Being killed on sight.
(c) Young men were only in danger if they were Jewish.
(d) Being taken and forced to serve in the German military.
4. What problem did the Italian Expeditionary Corps face, in 1942?
(a) They were vastly outnumbered by the Germans.
(b) Their weapons and technology were not as advanced as those of the Germans.
(c) They were inadequately prepared for winter in Russia.
(d) Their commander was unskilled and inexperienced.
5. What does Ida name her second son?
(a) Ninuzzu.
(b) Nino.
(c) Useppe.
(d) Alfio.
6. Why does Nino ignore the alarms and sirens going off in the city?
(a) Because he thinks they are only drills.
(b) Because he feels sure that Rome is safe.
(c) Because he doesn't understand what they mean.
(d) Because he thinks the stories of what is happening to the Jews are exagerrated.
7. What city was burned to the ground by the Nazis in 1943?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Rome.
(c) Belsen.
(d) Stalingrad.
8. When confronted by Nino, Carlo claims to be a proponent of what political philosophy?
(a) Anarchism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Oligarchism.
9. Who was not one of the three world leaders to meet at the summit in Teheran?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Roosevelt.
10. How old is Ninuzzu in Chapter 3?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.
11. What does the drunken German soldier do to Ida?
(a) Robs her.
(b) Reports her.
(c) Beats her up.
(d) Rapes her.
12. Who brings Ida startling news of atrocities being committed against Jews?
(a) Nino.
(b) Vilma.
(c) Ninuzzu.
(d) Alfio.
13. Ida's parents raised her to be what religion?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Jewish.
14. Who is not one of the political figures who the Italian Jews feel will protect them, in Chapter 3?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Nixon.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Their rabbis.
15. What health problem plagued Ida as a child?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Ear infections.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Fevers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What problem does Useppe experience as a small child?
2. In 1943, Italy's leader proclaimed the end of what political system in Italy?
3. How does Useppe react to the girl that Nino brings home?
4. What does Carlo do after hearing the message brought to him in the night?
5. What happens to the Duce's son-in-law, in January of 1944?
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