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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Davide drink the wine Useppe brings to him?
(a) Because he is already drunk.
(b) Because he is high on drugs and can't mix the two.
(c) Because wine gives him a headache.
(d) Because he is allergic to grapes.

2. According to Davide, why is there no need for a revolution in 1947?
(a) Because a revolution wouldn't accomplish their goals anyway.
(b) Because the political situation at the time is good.
(c) Because there is a more peaceful approach for what they want to accomplish.
(d) Because there is a Christ in all of us that is waiting to be recognized.

3. According to Davide, who was the ultimate anarchist?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Christ.
(d) Mussolini.

4. What does Useppe wonder about Nino, during one of his night terrors?
(a) If Nino is sick.
(b) If Nino is dead.
(c) If Nino still has his dog.
(d) If Nino has gone to America without him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Davide feel about God?

2. Why does Nino respect Davide?

3. Why does Nino move back into Ida's home in 1946?

4. Davide tells Nino that, someday, he wants to do what?

5. Where does Davide deliver his lecture in 1947?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ida feel about doctors?

2. What happens to Ida after Useppe's death?

3. Who is Scimo?

4. How do Useppe and Ida react when the Allied forces enter Rome in 1944?

5. How does Useppe's behavior change after seeing the disturbing newspaper photos, and his exposure to public school?

6. How does Nino's outlook on life change after the end of the war?

7. What health problem does Useppe develop in 1946, and how does he respond?

8. In what ways does Ida sacrifice her own well-being for that of her son, in 1944?

9. What happens to Hitler in 1945?

10. How does Ida feel about Useppe's frequent outings alone?

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