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

2. What happens to Bella after Useppe's death?
(a) She is euthanized.
(b) She becomes a stray.
(c) She is kept by Ida.
(d) She is adopted by another family.

3. Why isn't Davide afraid of ghosts?
(a) Because he talks to them regularly.
(b) Because they don't answer, even when they are called.
(c) Because he doesn't believe in them.
(d) Because he believes that they cannot harm him, as his faith protects him.

4. As the result of a group of women holding up a truck, Ida manages to come home with a bag of what?
(a) Meat.
(b) Flour.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Sugar.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scimo tells Useppe that he is too little to accompany Scimo where?

2. What item do Ida and Useppe acquire in 1947?

3. From what medical condition does Useppe begin to suffer in 1946?

4. According to Davide, why is there no need for a revolution in 1947?

5. Where is Davide Segre's family home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ida feel about doctors?

2. Why was Davide alienated from his family?

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

4. What happens to Hitler in 1945?

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

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

7. Who is Scimo?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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