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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. Which American president died in 1945?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Carter.
(d) Roosevelt.

2. What name does Useppe utter, when he has a strange flash of memory?
(a) Blitz.
(b) Carulina.
(c) Bella.
(d) Ninuzzu.

3. Useppe's doctor wants Useppe to look at what caged animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A hamster.

4. Which American president took over in 1945?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Carter.
(d) Truman.

5. Who is Black Hand?
(a) Bella's uncle.
(b) Davide's nephew.
(c) Nino's cousin.
(d) Filomena's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nino's second dog?

2. What does Nino tell his girlfriend about his and Useppe's fathers?

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

4. How does Bella save Useppe's life?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ida tries to put Useppe in school?

2. What does Davide do, immediately after the war ends?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What relationship develops between Bella and Useppe in 1947?

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