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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 Chapter 1, the author briefly discusses the discoveries pertaining to what?
(a) The art of war.
(b) Politics and sociology.
(c) The structure of matter.
(d) The workings of the human brain.

2. What was the cause of death for the patriarch of the family from Genzano?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Liver failure.

3. What city was burned to the ground by the Nazis in 1943?
(a) Rome.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Belsen.

4. What does Ida do, regarding her deceased mother's Jewish heritage, in Chapter 3?
(a) Tells everyone she knows, and refuses to hide it.
(b) Reports it to Italian authorities.
(c) Tries to prevent anyone finding out about it.
(d) Tells only her husband, and begs him not to report it.

5. Why is Ida anxious about seeing Signora DiSegni?
(a) DiSegni is now a member of the German army.
(b) Ida had confessed her Jewish heritage to DiSegni.
(c) DiSegni has the power to get Ida a job, and help her keep it.
(d) DiSegni had threatened to get Useppe taken away from Ida.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carlo do after hearing the message brought to him in the night?

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

3. How do people feel about the pact between Hitler and Mussolini, in Chapter 3?

4. Who was not one of the three world leaders to meet at the summit in Teheran?

5. What does Ida give Nino, which is a symbol of freedom to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nino quit school?

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

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

4. What was the Italian Racial Law?

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

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

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

8. What new ordinance is passed, in 1943, regarding the Jews, and how does it affect Ida?

9. What ultimately happens to Ida's parents?

10. Who is Carulina?

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