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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ida allow Useppe to wander freely with Bella?
(a) She wants him to be like other boys.
(b) She feels that he is smart enough not to get into trouble.
(c) She feels that their neighborhood is safe enough.
(d) She wants to have the time alone.

2. Who was not one of the world leaders that met after World War II to define the peace and new boundaries?
(a) Hirohito.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Truman.
(d) Churchill.

3. Davide tells Nino that, someday, he wants to do what?
(a) Own his own home.
(b) Start a business.
(c) Travel the world.
(d) Write a book.

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

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

6. Bella brings Useppe home at what time each day?
(a) Lunch time.
(b) Supper time.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Bed time.

7. Davide becomes addicted to what substance?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Morphine.

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

9. How does Useppe react to the Allied soldiers' arrival in Rome?
(a) With delight.
(b) With fright.
(c) With apprehension.
(d) With sadness.

10. Davide Segre is the real name of which member of the revolutionary band?
(a) Pyotr.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Quattro.
(d) Ace of Hearts.

11. A pact was formed, in 1947, between which two entities?
(a) The Vatican and the Nazi party.
(b) The USSR and the Fascist Italian regime.
(c) The Fascist Italian regime and the Vatican.
(d) The Nazi party and the USSR.

12. Why does Ida put Useppe in kindergarten?
(a) Because she can't afford daycare.
(b) Because she doesn't want him to fall behind academically.
(c) Because she feels that he needs social interaction.
(d) Because he doesn't seem ready for first grade.

13. What is the cause of Nino's death?
(a) A bar fight.
(b) A drug overdose.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A gunshot wound.

14. What does Useppe wonder about Nino, during one of his night terrors?
(a) If Nino is dead.
(b) If Nino has gone to America without him.
(c) If Nino still has his dog.
(d) If Nino is sick.

15. How old is Scimo?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item do Ida and Useppe acquire in 1947?

2. The trial in Nuremberg ended with how many death sentences for war criminals?

3. Who is Ninuccia?

4. According to Davide, who was the ultimate anarchist?

5. What happens to Bella after Useppe's death?

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