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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Valeria think has changed everything in relationships between men and women & parents and children?
(a) The collapse of religion.
(b) The possibility of not obeying.
(c) The new music.
(d) The economy.

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

3. When Michele calls Valeria at the office and she worries that he has found the notebook, what does he want to ask her?
(a) When will she be home.
(b) Where is his tuxedo.
(c) Did Riccardo remember to pay his university fees.
(d) What's for dinner.

4. What had Michele planned to do instead of remaining at the bank?
(a) Become a lawyer.
(b) Work in sales.
(c) Enter politics.
(d) Earn a teaching degree and teach or write.

5. What does Valeria look at on the fashion magazine covers?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Makeup.
(c) Hats.
(d) Shoes.

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

7. Who drove Valeria home during the war?
(a) Her father.
(b) The director.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) Michele.

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

9. Where is Riccardo planning to go after getting his degree?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Milan.
(d) Sao Paulo.

10. What does Valeria buy on the way to the tobacco shop?
(a) Flour.
(b) Milk.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Eggs.

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

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

13. Where will Mirella be working?
(a) A bank.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) A law office.
(d) A school.

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

15. How does Giacinta get extra money from her husband?
(a) She lies about school expenses.
(b) She sells the jewelry he gives her.
(c) She gets money for the electrical bill every month, even though it is supposed to be bi-monthly.
(d) She sneaks it out of his wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valeria's father do that annoys her mother?

2. When Mirella tells Valeria that she has only one thing on her side in getting married, what is it?

3. What does Riccardo say he would do if Mirella really was Sandro's lover?

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

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

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