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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. Where does Davide deliver his lecture in 1947?
(a) A military barracks.
(b) A college.
(c) A tavern.
(d) His home.

2. The trial in Nuremberg ended with how many death sentences for war criminals?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Fifteen.

3. What does Nino tell his girlfriend about his and Useppe's fathers?
(a) His father is Chinese, and Useppe's is a Sheik.
(b) His father is a Sheik, and Useppe's is a Chinese Mandarin.
(c) His father is a soldier, and Useppe's is a philosopher.
(d) His father is a philosopher, and Useppe's is a soldier.

4. Who was not one of the world leaders that met after World War II to define the peace and new boundaries?
(a) Hirohito.
(b) Truman.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Stalin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to widespread hunger, Ida's paycheck is no longer enough to buy what basic food item?

2. What animal does Useppe hear, which he thinks is saying "It's a joke"?

3. Ida gets a job, in 1944, teaching Italian to soldiers from what country?

4. After venturing to the empty Ghetto, Ida dreams of searching for what object?

5. Where is Davide Segre's family home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Scimo?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were the Nuremberg trials?

10. How does Ida feel about doctors?

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