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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. For what purposes did Germans overtake some of the buildings in Rome?
(a) To store supplies in them.
(b) To turn them into torture chambers.
(c) To house the troops.
(d) To quarantine the Jews.

2. Why doesn't Ida attend Nino's funeral?
(a) She is afraid she cannot handle it emotionally.
(b) She is so confused that she doesn't know when or where it takes place.
(c) She doesn't want to remember him that way.
(d) She doesn't want to see the other people he associated himself with.

3. Ida imagines that Nino is angry with her, after his death, for what?
(a) Not stopping him from his illicit activities.
(b) Not taking better care of Useppe.
(c) Not protecting him.
(d) Giving birth to him.

4. Ida refuses to allow the doctor to perform what test on Useppe?
(a) An EKG.
(b) An EEG.
(c) A CAT scan.
(d) An MRI.

5. What animal does Useppe hear, which he thinks is saying "It's a joke"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't Davide afraid of ghosts?

2. Trade union leaders were assassinated, in 1947, in what city?

3. Why does Nino move back into Ida's home in 1946?

4. How does the family servant feel about Nino in 1945?

5. What name does Useppe utter, when he has a strange flash of memory?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bella save Useppe's life in 1947?

2. What happens to Hitler in 1945?

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

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

5. In what ways does Ida sacrifice her own well-being for that of her son, in 1944?

6. What health problem does Useppe develop in 1946, and how does he respond?

7. Who is Scimo?

8. What were the Nuremberg trials?

9. How does Ida feel about Useppe's frequent outings alone?

10. What is revealed, during Davide's speech, about his feelings for the bourgeoisie and anarchy?

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