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1. What is Mussolini's position by June of 1943?`

By June of 1943, Mussolini's power is bleeding away. The Fascist dictator's armies had retreated from North Africa. Allied forces were off the coast of Sicily. Every day Hitler sent more troops to Italy.

2. In Chapter 1, what is being done at the Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Maria Nascente, the Gothic cathedral in the center of Milan and why?

Pino and Mimo see activity by the Duomo. Some men are placing wooden cutouts in the cavities where the cathedral's stained glass windows normally hang. Others are putting sandbags around the base of the cathedral. Others are erecting spotlights. When Pino asks what is going on, he learns that Cardinal has decided to light the Duomo. He hopes that when the bomber pilots see it, they will spare it.

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