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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. According to Davide, who was the ultimate anarchist?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Christ.

2. Why does Useppe develop an aversion to newspapers, in 1945?
(a) Because of the pictures of tortured and dead people from the concentration camps.
(b) Because his mother uses them to try to teach him to read.
(c) Because his brother despises the press, and newspapers in particular.
(d) Because the ink rubs off on his hands.

3. Why does Nino move back into Ida's home in 1946?
(a) He has a fight with his landlord.
(b) He is caring for Ida while she is sick.
(c) He is hiding from his enemies.
(d) He can no longer afford to pay his rent.

4. Scimo admits, to Useppe, that he escaped from what?
(a) A reformatory.
(b) A sanitarium.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A kidnapping.

5. Davide Segre is the real name of which member of the revolutionary band?
(a) Ace of Hearts.
(b) Quattro.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Pyotr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Nino's death?

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

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

4. What does Davide recall about the face of the man he killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Nino killed?

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

6. Why was Davide alienated from his family?

7. How does Useppe's behavior change after seeing the disturbing newspaper photos, and his exposure to public school?

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

9. How does Ida feel about doctors?

10. Who is Scimo?

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