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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ida do, regarding her deceased mother's Jewish heritage, in Chapter 3?
(a) Reports it to Italian authorities.
(b) Tells only her husband, and begs him not to report it.
(c) Tries to prevent anyone finding out about it.
(d) Tells everyone she knows, and refuses to hide it.

2. Haile Selassie was restored to the throne of what nation in 1941?
(a) Greece.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Yugoslavia.

3. Nino's friend Quattropunte is named for his skill with what?
(a) Four-sided dice.
(b) Four-sided nails.
(c) Four-wheeled vehicles.
(d) Four-letter words.

4. What nation did Italy and Germany cooperatively attack, in 1941?
(a) Russia.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

5. What is Useppe's greatest pleasure, as a baby?
(a) Seeing his big brother.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Playing with his favorite toy.
(d) Going outside.

6. What happened to Rome during the bombing of Italian cities, as of 1943?
(a) It had been devastated.
(b) Only the poor areas had been affected.
(c) Only the rich areas had been affected.
(d) It had been spared, thus far.

7. Italy's colonies in Africa were attacked by what country, in 1941?
(a) Britain.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

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

9. What country was invaded by Italy in 1941?
(a) Russia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Greece.
(d) Germany.

10. How does Giuseppe die?
(a) Cirrhosis.
(b) Anheurysm.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Old age.

11. How does Ida react when Nino steals food?
(a) She gets angry and throws him out of the house.
(b) She refuses to eat it.
(c) She is sad, but realizes that it must be done.
(d) She is angry with him for stealing food when they can afford to buy it.

12. What happens to the Duce's son-in-law, in January of 1944?
(a) He is executed.
(b) He is taken prisoner.
(c) He flees the country.
(d) He is arrested.

13. In what year did World War I end?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1914.

14. What name does Carlo Vivaldi assume, once he becomes a revolutionary?
(a) Steele.
(b) Ace of Hearts.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Pyotr.

15. What object does the German soldier give to Ida?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A pocketwatch.
(c) A knife.
(d) A flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gunther feel about his upcoming trip?

2. What can Nino do, which Ida cannot?

3. What conference was held for the purposes of "racial planning"?

4. What does Carlo do after hearing the message brought to him in the night?

5. Who is Alfio?

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