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

2. What is the date in Chapter 14?

3. How big are the groups that Pino and Mimo begin leading at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 10, who is the first to walk the catwalk?

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what time is Pino to leave to help three Jews escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Pino find at the shepherd's hut?

2. At the end of Chapter 15, how and what does Pino learn about the gray men?

3. What happens when Tito comes to Casa Alpina in Chapter 12?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Pino's father send for him in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The story takes place in Italy during World War II. What is the genre of the book and why?

Essay Topic 3

What is the point of view of the novel, and how does the viewpoint affect the story?

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