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

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

3. What does Michele offer Valeria when she looks pale?
(a) Water.
(b) A painkiller.
(c) Cognac.
(d) A seat.

4. What vegetable does Valeria talk about with her mother?
(a) Artichokes.
(b) Green beans.
(c) Peppers.
(d) Eggplants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Until she started working, what would Valeria do with her old school friends occasionally?

3. Who invites Riccardo and Mirella to a dance?

4. What language do Valeria and her school friends sometimes speak together?

5. What is Valeria's Epiphany gift for Michele?

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