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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. In late 1943, all young men in Rome were in danger of what?
(a) Being sent to concentration camps.
(b) Young men were only in danger if they were Jewish.
(c) Being killed on sight.
(d) Being taken and forced to serve in the German military.

2. Where is Gunther from?
(a) Belize.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Dachau.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

3. What happens to the Duce's son-in-law, in January of 1944?
(a) He flees the country.
(b) He is taken prisoner.
(c) He is executed.
(d) He is arrested.

4. What does a stranger tell Useppe about Blitz, after their building is bombed?
(a) Blitz has turned into a white dove.
(b) Blitz was not in the building when it was bombed.
(c) Blitz has disappeared, and no one knows where he is.
(d) Blitz may still be stuck in the rubble.

5. How many women were working in the United States in 1943, as a result of the war?
(a) 4 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 6 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ninuzzu?

2. What is the name of Nino's girlfriend, in late 1943?

3. Where does Ida stash her life savings during the air raids?

4. What happened to Carlo's family, which made him suddenly so angry and violent?

5. What was the cause of death for the patriarch of the family from Genzano?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Gunther, at the start of the novel, and where is he going?

2. What is the general worldwide trend in the war, according to the history presented in 1943?

3. What is happening to the Jews in the ghetto, in 1941?

4. What ultimately happens to Ida's parents?

5. Who is Carulina?

6. What does Carlo tell Nino about his past, when they first meet?

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

8. Who is Signora DiSegni?

9. How do Nino and Ida react to the air raid sirens in Rome, beginning in 1941?

10. What happens to Carlo after he leaves the shelter in 1943?

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