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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 what U.S. city did the first nuclear reactor begin operation, in 1942?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

2. What does Carlo do after hearing the message brought to him in the night?
(a) Grabs a gun and goes out looking for German soldiers.
(b) Sits in his room and cries.
(c) Tries to commit suicide.
(d) Wanders the streets for hours.

3. How many casualties were incurred by the end of World War I?
(a) Three million.
(b) One billion.
(c) Ten million.
(d) Six million.

4. Where does Nora die?
(a) In her home.
(b) In a concentration camp.
(c) Fleeing toward the sea.
(d) In the Jewish ghetto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rosella?

2. Why does Ida allow Ninuzzu to have a dog?

3. What does the drunken German soldier do to Ida?

4. What health problem plagued Ida as a child?

5. How does Useppe react to the girl that Nino brings home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Blitz when Nino leaves to serve in a battalion?

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

3. What was the Italian Racial Law?

4. How does Italy's government change in 1943?

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

6. Who is Carulina?

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

8. In what state is Carlo Vivaldi when he first arrives at the shelter in 1943?

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

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

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