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

2. What special item does Ida buy for Useppe in 1946?
(a) New boots.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A television.
(d) A radio.

3. What is the name of Nino's second dog?
(a) Bella.
(b) Belsen.
(c) Blitz.
(d) Beast.

4. Due to widespread hunger, Ida's paycheck is no longer enough to buy what basic food item?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Olive oil.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Crackers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The trial in Nuremberg ended with how many death sentences for war criminals?

3. How does Useppe respond when the doctor won't let him take the animal out of its cage?

4. What is not a condition from which Useppe is suffering in 1946?

5. Where does Ida spend the last nine years of her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the situation of the few Jews who return to the Ghetto in 1945?

4. Who is Scimo?

5. How does Ida feel about doctors?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Davide say about Jesus, during his tavern lecture?

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