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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1943 - 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Italian leader, appointed by the King, in 1943?
(a) Badoglio.
(b) Il Duce.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Stalin.

2. What health problem plagued Ida as a child?
(a) Fevers.
(b) Ear infections.
(c) Seizures.
(d) Migraines.

3. Why does Nino ignore the alarms and sirens going off in the city?
(a) Because he thinks they are only drills.
(b) Because he thinks the stories of what is happening to the Jews are exagerrated.
(c) Because he doesn't understand what they mean.
(d) Because he feels sure that Rome is safe.

4. Where does Nora die?
(a) In a concentration camp.
(b) Fleeing toward the sea.
(c) In her home.
(d) In the Jewish ghetto.

5. In 1943, Italy's leader proclaimed the end of what political system in Italy?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Oligarchy.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ninuzzu?

2. What does Nino do, in 1943, which devastates Ida?

3. Where does Ida stash her life savings during the air raids?

4. What object does the German soldier give to Ida?

5. What happened to Rome during the bombing of Italian cities, as of 1943?

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