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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Giuseppe die?
(a) Old age.
(b) Cirrhosis.
(c) Anheurysm.
(d) Cancer.

2. Who is Ninuzzu?
(a) Ida's cousin.
(b) Ida's friend's son.
(c) Ida's oldest son.
(d) Ida's nephew.

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

4. Why does Nino ignore the alarms and sirens going off in the city?
(a) Because he thinks the stories of what is happening to the Jews are exagerrated.
(b) Because he feels sure that Rome is safe.
(c) Because he doesn't understand what they mean.
(d) Because he thinks they are only drills.

5. Why is Carlo useless as a fighter?
(a) He can't control his temper.
(b) He doesn't know enough about the techniques.
(c) He drinks too much.
(d) He is afraid of everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alfio die?

2. How many siblings does Ida have?

3. In late 1943, all young men in Rome were in danger of what?

4. What does Ida do, regarding her deceased mother's Jewish heritage, in Chapter 3?

5. In what year are Jews excluded from business and employment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the situation of the Jews in 1938?

2. How does Ida respond to the air raid sirens, beginning in 1943?

3. What was the Italian Racial Law?

4. How is Gunther described?

5. How does Ida and Useppe's living situation change in 1944?

6. What is Carlo's stance on violence and politics, in 1943?

7. How does Nino treat his mother when he is 16?

8. What health problem does Ida experience as a child, and how do her parents feel about it?

9. What important object does Nino lose in 1942?

10. Why does Nino quit school?

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