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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mimo bleeding from in Chapter 11?

2. What type of tie is Uncle Albert wearing in Chapter 2?

3. How many kilometers had Pico already covered when he goes to tell Father Re about Nicco?

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

5. What excuse does Pino give the General for not waiting by the car in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mimo when he is crossing the catwalk in Chapter 10?

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

3. What happens to Tullio at the end of Chapter 13?

4. What happens to Nicco and his friends in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Pino wear to go hiking?

6. What happens to Pino and Mimo when they are at the theater in Chapter 3?

7. In Chapter 4, what do Pino and his family discover when they return to Milan after sheltering in the countryside?

8. How does Pino become General Leyers driver?

9. What challenges does Pino have to solve when he is guiding Mrs. Napolitano and the D'Angelo family to Switzerland?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark Sullivan learned about Pino Lella at a dinner party. Why did Sullivan want to write the story? How did the story save Sullivan’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Father Re has Pino guide Jews to safety. What does Pino have to do in order to get Jews safely to Switzerland? What do his actions as a guide reveal about responsibility?

Essay Topic 3

How does Leyers seem to have a dual nature? Why is it difficult to understand the type of man he is because of his dual nature?

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