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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 22 - April 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell does Guido bring into the office with him?
(a) Rain.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Onion.
(d) Rose.

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

3. When Valeria and Michele stay home instead of going to a movie, how does she feel when listening to Wagner?
(a) Unsettled and uncertain, unable to sit still.
(b) Despairing, unable to forgive herself.
(c) Filled with rage.
(d) Heroic and ready for rebellion or sacrifice.

4. What does Michele call Valeria?
(a) Bebe.
(b) Valeria.
(c) Honey.
(d) Mamma.

5. What does Mirella say about money?
(a) The poor should never see it close up.
(b) It's the only thing she cares about.
(c) Valeria needs to be smarter in handling it.
(d) It makes everything possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marina regularly behave when she comes to the Cossatis' home?

2. What has Clara Poletti become since her divorce?

3. What symptom is accepted as the sign of true illness in the family?

4. What did Valeria's father do when he heard there would be war?

5. What does Valeria whisper to herself as she walks home after talking with the director?

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