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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 26, 1950 - January 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mirella tells Valeria that she has only one thing on her side in getting married, what is it?
(a) A respected name.
(b) Clothes.
(c) A father with a political position.
(d) Youth.

2. What symptom is accepted as the sign of true illness in the family?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) A cough.
(d) Fever.

3. When Mirella arrives home late in Cantoni's car, where had she said she was going?
(a) To the movies with Giovanna and her brother.
(b) To a dance with friends of Riccardo.
(c) To dinner with Sandro.
(d) To a lecture at the college.

4. What did Mirella stop believing in before Riccardo?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The Easter Bunny.
(c) Justice.
(d) The Befana.

5. What composer does Michele especially like?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Liszt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mirella sometimes wear at home in the winter?

2. What vegetable does Valeria talk about with her mother?

3. Where did Valeria once go on vacation?

4. Why can Riccardo not go the Christmas Eve dance?

5. What did Valeria and Michele tell the children not to tell anyone about during the war?

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