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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big are the groups that Pino and Mimo begin leading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) 5.
(b) As large as 8.
(c) 6.
(d) Around 10.

2. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Pino has hiked on the ridge?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. In Chapter 8, who does Father Re say that Barbareschi helped to escape before Pino came from Milan?
(a) A couple and five children.
(b) 4 men and 2 women.
(c) A couple with their son.
(d) A couple with their daughter.

4. Where is Mimo sent in Chapter 4?
(a) Lugano.
(b) Casa Alpina.
(c) Trento.
(d) Bolzano.

5. When Pino returns to Milan in Chapter 13, how many of the buildings in some Milan neighborhoods are rubble?
(a) 70%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 50%.

6. How many patrols does Pino tell Father Re that he saw on the Splugen Pass road at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

7. What is the date in Chapter 14?
(a) August 8, 1944.
(b) July 27, 1944.
(c) June 3, 1944.
(d) May 11, 1944.

8. What does Mrs. Napolitano carry with her on the climb to Switzerland?
(a) Backpack.
(b) Small suitcase.
(c) Violin.
(d) Flute.

9. In Chapter 10, when do the escapes resume?
(a) Second week in January.
(b) End of December.
(c) Middle of February.
(d) First of February.

10. How many meters of digging does Mimo think they have after they are buried by an avalanche in Chapter 11?
(a) 6 1/2 meters.
(b) About 4 meters.
(c) At least 3 meters.
(d) 4 1/2 meters.

11. In Chapter 5, how many hours does Father Re tell Pino that he must study daily Monday through Friday?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

12. In Chapter 13, what does the man have that Pino sees searched and then shot by the Nazis?
(a) Encoded papers.
(b) Radio.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Falsified papers.

13. What is the name of the woman that Pico invites to go to a movie with him at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Anna.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Serena.
(d) Maria.

14. In Chapter 10, who is the first to walk the catwalk?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Mr. D'Angelo.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mrs. Napolitano.

15. In Chapter 6, what time does Pino reach Madesimo on Friday afternoon?
(a) 2:30 p.m.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alberto Ascari tell Pino he wants to be in Chapter 5?

2. By what date was Mussolini's empire crumbling?

3. How long has Baka been in MIlan when Pino delivers papers to him in Chapter 13?

4. Who does General Leyers work under the authority of?

5. Where have Porzia and Cicci been living since the bombing started in Milan?

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