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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. Ida lives as a member of what race, in Chapter 3?
(a) Jew.
(b) Caucasian.
(c) Aryan.
(d) German.

2. In what year are Jews excluded from business and employment?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1942.

3. Civilians and cities in Europe were destroyed by what types of bombing?
(a) Napalming.
(b) Carpet bombing.
(c) Nuclear bombing.
(d) Firebombing.

4. How does Gunther feel about his upcoming trip?
(a) Excited.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Excited and scared.
(d) Scared.

5. What is Filomena's profession?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Carver.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nino promise to Useppe, but fails to deliver?

2. How does Alfio die?

3. How does Ninuzzu feel about his baby brother?

4. In what U.S. city did the first nuclear reactor begin operation, in 1942?

5. How old is Ninuzzu in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Signora DiSegni?

2. What does Nino do for his little brother when Useppe is very young?

3. How does Useppe sometimes affect Nino's mood?

4. What happens when Gunther goes into Remo's in the first chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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