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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 Useppe wonder about Nino, during one of his night terrors?
(a) If Nino has gone to America without him.
(b) If Nino is sick.
(c) If Nino is dead.
(d) If Nino still has his dog.

2. Which is NOT a newly-changed characteristic of Nino, when he visits Ida in 1944?
(a) He is in a good humor.
(b) He enjoys the admiration of all those around him.
(c) He is no longer working with the revolutionaries.
(d) He is well-dressed.

3. What type of food does Useppe buy for himself and Bella during one of their adventures in the city?
(a) Pretzels.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Hamburgers.

4. Where is Davide Segre's family home?
(a) Nice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Mantua.
(d) Sicily.

5. According to Davide, why is there no need for a revolution in 1947?
(a) Because there is a Christ in all of us that is waiting to be recognized.
(b) Because the political situation at the time is good.
(c) Because there is a more peaceful approach for what they want to accomplish.
(d) Because a revolution wouldn't accomplish their goals anyway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the thousand Jews who left Tiburtina returned in 1945?

2. How does Useppe react to the Allied soldiers' arrival in Rome?

3. How does Useppe react when Nino is with his girlfriend under the tree?

4. Which gift symbolizes the bourgeoisie for Davide?

5. Why doesn't Davide drink the wine Useppe brings to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bella, and how is she introduced to the story?

2. How does Useppe die?

3. What is Nino's situation, in 1944?

4. How do Useppe and Ida react when the Allied forces enter Rome in 1944?

5. What happens to Ida after Useppe's death?

6. What happens to Hitler in 1945?

7. How does Nino's outlook on life change after the end of the war?

8. What were the Nuremberg trials?

9. Who is Scimo?

10. How do Useppe's feelings about newspapers change in 1945?

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