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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 has Clara Poletti become since her divorce?
(a) A painter.
(b) A screenwriter.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A maid.

2. Who invites Riccardo and Mirella to a dance?
(a) The Maldinis.
(b) The Caprellis.
(c) The Cossatis.
(d) Their school friends.

3. Who is the girl Riccardo talks to on the phone?
(a) Mirella.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Marina.
(d) Madison.

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

5. What does Valeria work on while her mother sews?
(a) She knits.
(b) She cleans in the kitchen.
(c) She writes in her diary.
(d) She organizes her father's ties.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Valeria look at on the fashion magazine covers?

4. What does Mirella say that Riccardo keeps in his locked drawer?

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

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