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

2. Haile Selassie was restored to the throne of what nation in 1941?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Greece.
(d) Ethiopia.

3. What happened to Mussolini in late 1943?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He was taken prisoner.
(c) He was executed.
(d) He was overthrown.

4. How does Ida react when Nino steals food?
(a) She refuses to eat it.
(b) She gets angry and throws him out of the house.
(c) She is angry with him for stealing food when they can afford to buy it.
(d) She is sad, but realizes that it must be done.

5. Who arrives with a message for Carlo Vivaldi, during one of his nights at the shelter?
(a) A monk.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A German soldier.
(d) A rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical condition does Ida pretend to have, to cover up her second pregnancy?

2. How old is Ida Mancuso when she is introduced?

3. What is Filomena's profession?

4. How does Gunther feel about his upcoming trip?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Carulina?

3. What was the Italian Racial Law?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Gunther described?

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