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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nino move back into Ida's home in 1946?
(a) He is caring for Ida while she is sick.
(b) He can no longer afford to pay his rent.
(c) He has a fight with his landlord.
(d) He is hiding from his enemies.

2. After venturing to the empty Ghetto, Ida dreams of searching for what object?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A music box.
(c) A watch.
(d) A ring.

3. What special item does Ida buy for Useppe in 1946?
(a) New boots.
(b) A radio.
(c) A television.
(d) A new coat.

4. Why does Useppe love newspapers?
(a) Because they can be made into hats.
(b) Because of all the pictures.
(c) Because he can draw on them.
(d) Because of the way they smell.

5. According to Davide, who was the ultimate anarchist?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Christ.

6. Ida imagines that Nino is angry with her, after his death, for what?
(a) Not protecting him.
(b) Giving birth to him.
(c) Not taking better care of Useppe.
(d) Not stopping him from his illicit activities.

7. Why does Nino respect Davide?
(a) For his thinking and philosophizing.
(b) For his courage and bravery.
(c) For his service to his country and people.
(d) For his cunning and street-smarts.

8. Trade union leaders were assassinated, in 1947, in what city?
(a) Rome.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Nice.
(d) Venice.

9. How does the family servant feel about Nino in 1945?
(a) Both answers are correct.
(b) She is in awe of him.
(c) She is intimidated by him and his reputation.
(d) Neither answer is correct.

10. From where does Nino send Ida a postcard, in late 1944?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Rome.
(d) Capri.

11. Where does Davide deliver his lecture in 1947?
(a) A military barracks.
(b) His home.
(c) A tavern.
(d) A college.

12. How many of the thousand Jews who left Tiburtina returned in 1945?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) A hundred.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) Twenty-six.

13. Scimo admits, to Useppe, that he escaped from what?
(a) A reformatory.
(b) A kidnapping.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A sanitarium.

14. Ida refuses to allow the doctor to perform what test on Useppe?
(a) An MRI.
(b) An EEG.
(c) An EKG.
(d) A CAT scan.

15. What name does Useppe utter, when he has a strange flash of memory?
(a) Blitz.
(b) Bella.
(c) Ninuzzu.
(d) Carulina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Davide tells Nino that, someday, he wants to do what?

2. What does Nino tell his girlfriend about his and Useppe's fathers?

3. How does Useppe react when Nino is with his girlfriend under the tree?

4. According to Davide, why is there no need for a revolution in 1947?

5. Which is NOT a newly-changed characteristic of Nino, when he visits Ida in 1944?

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