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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. What does Valeria buy for her husband and children to get them out of the home?
(a) Soccer tickets.
(b) A fancy lunch.
(c) Tickets to a show.
(d) A pet dog.

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

3. Why can Riccardo not go the Christmas Eve dance?
(a) Valeria forbids it.
(b) He has no shoes for the occasion.
(c) He has sprained his ankle.
(d) Michele's tuxedo does not fit him anymore.

4. Where does Valeria hide the notebook when she first brings it home?
(a) In the closet.
(b) In the desk drawer.
(c) With the linens.
(d) In the ragbag.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Riccardo and Mirella to a dance?

2. What does Mirella want her parents to buy her with their Christmas bonus money?

3. What does Valeria buy on the way to the tobacco shop?

4. What is the "single source of happiness" (26) which Valeria fears losing?

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

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