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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Riccardo, what is Sandro's reputation?
(a) An ambitious young man.
(b) A spoiled aristocrat.
(c) A respectable person.
(d) A known womanizer.

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

3. What is brought up to the office while Valeria and the director are working alone?
(a) A letter.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Cognacs.
(d) Coffees.

4. What city does Mirella repeatedly mention while on the phone with Sandro?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Venice.

5. What is Valeria's Epiphany gift for Michele?
(a) A watch.
(b) German chocolate.
(c) A pair of gloves.
(d) Cigarettes.

6. Along with the red coat and tartan skirt, what does Valeria buy for Mirella?
(a) A watch.
(b) A pair of socks.
(c) A bottle of perfume.
(d) A red purse.

7. What does Valeria see in an American movie that makes her laugh?
(a) A man helping his wife with the dishes.
(b) A man working as a house cleaner.
(c) A man juggling in front of his children.
(d) A woman working in a hospital.

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

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

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

11. What does Valeria think is the weakness of wealthy people?
(a) Their immorality.
(b) Their greed.
(c) Their constant hunger.
(d) Their fear of losing their money.

12. What dried fruit does Valeria serve on Christmas Eve?
(a) Apricots.
(b) Prunes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Bananas.

13. What does Valeria realize is the justification people around her constantly make for their actions?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Political.
(c) Moral.
(d) Economic.

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

15. When Michele nearly catches her with the diary, what does Valeria say she was writing?
(a) A business letter for the office.
(b) A note to Clara.
(c) The shopping accounts.
(d) A birthday card to a relative.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Valeria once go on vacation?

4. How does Giacinta get extra money from her husband?

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

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