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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. Which gift symbolizes the bourgeoisie for Davide?
(a) A red rose.
(b) A silver spoon.
(c) A necktie.
(d) Cufflinks.

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

3. 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.

4. Bella brings Useppe home at what time each day?
(a) Bed time.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Supper time.
(d) Lunch time.

5. How does Davide die?
(a) He is killed in a robbery.
(b) He overdoses on drugs.
(c) He is beaten to death.
(d) He has a stroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the result of a group of women holding up a truck, Ida manages to come home with a bag of what?

2. Why does Useppe love newspapers?

3. Which American president died in 1945?

4. Davide becomes addicted to what substance?

5. What does Davide tell Useppe, when Useppe visits Davide at his home for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Scimo?

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

4. How does Bella save Useppe's life in 1947?

5. How does Ida feel about doctors?

6. What does Davide say about Jesus, during his tavern lecture?

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

8. What is revealed, during Davide's speech, about his feelings for the bourgeoisie and anarchy?

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

10. What happens to Hitler in 1945?

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