2. Why does Ida allow Useppe to wander freely with Bella?
(a) She wants to have the time alone.
(b) She feels that their neighborhood is safe enough.
(c) She wants him to be like other boys.
(d) She feels that he is smart enough not to get into trouble.

3. After venturing to the empty Ghetto, Ida dreams of searching for what object?
(a) A ring.
(b) A watch.
(c) A shoe.
(d) A music box.

4. Where was Segre's family killed during the war?
(a) Auschwitz-Manowitz.
(b) Dachau.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Auschwitz-Birkenau.

5. Useppe's doctor wants Useppe to look at what caged animal?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A hamster.
(c) A rat.
(d) A rabbit.

6. Where is Davide Segre's family home?
(a) Mantua.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Rome.
(d) Nice.

7. How does Useppe react to the Allied soldiers' arrival in Rome?
(a) With delight.
(b) With fright.
(c) With apprehension.
(d) With sadness.

8. Who is Ninuccia?
(a) Patrizia's baby.
(b) Nino's half-sister.
(c) Ida's niece.
(d) Useppe's imaginary friend.

9. Which is NOT a newly-changed characteristic of Nino, when he visits Ida in 1944?
(a) He is in a good humor.
(b) He is well-dressed.
(c) He is no longer working with the revolutionaries.
(d) He enjoys the admiration of all those around him.

10. What item do Ida and Useppe acquire in 1947?
(a) A radio.
(b) A house.
(c) A television.
(d) A telephone.

11. How old is Scimo?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

12. What does Ida eat, in order to save food for her son?
(a) Bread.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Grass.

13. For what purposes did Germans overtake some of the buildings in Rome?
(a) To house the troops.
(b) To store supplies in them.
(c) To turn them into torture chambers.
(d) To quarantine the Jews.

14. What happened to Hitler, at the end of World War II?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He fled and was not found for years.
(c) He was taken prisoner.
(d) He was assassinated.

15. Why doesn't Ida attend Nino's funeral?
(a) She is so confused that she doesn't know when or where it takes place.
(b) She is afraid she cannot handle it emotionally.
(c) She doesn't want to see the other people he associated himself with.
(d) She doesn't want to remember him that way.