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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. In Chapter 18, how old is Anna?

2. How many bottles of wine does Pino get from his uncle in Chapter 22?

3. When does the weather give way to spring temperatures and melting snow in Chapter 26?

4. In Chapter 27 on April 22, where does Leyers destroy documents?

5. What does Anna want Pino to wear when she takes a picture of him in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, who does Leyers rescue from a train bound for Auschwitz, and where are the rescued taken?

2. In Chapter 28, how does Pino arrest General Leyers?

3. In Chapter 21, what does Pino observe as he drives General Leyers all over northern Italy?

4. What does Leyers say about the advance of the Allies in Chapter 26?

5. What is the situation in Milan in Chapter 25?

6. In Chpater 18, why does Leyers say that Colonel Rauff's decision to kill Italians for every German killed is a bad decision?

7. What do Pino and Anna do on his day off in Chapter 21?

8. In Chapter 16, what happens when Pino is talking and eating with Carletto?

9. What does Father Re tell Pino when he comes to see him in Chapter 24?

10. Why does Cardinal Schuster ask Mussolini, Wolff, and Leyers to meet with him in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pino pushes himself to complete intense physical tasks like climbing mountains. What motives him to complete such difficult physical tasks?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, Mimo falls off a catwalk and disappears. How is the way that chapter ends a cliffhanger? How are cliffhangers used in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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