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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the director's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Mostly white.

2. What is the color of the slip Valeria buys for herself?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

3. What composer does Michele especially like?
(a) Liszt.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Chopin.

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

5. On which day does Valeria buy the notebook?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

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

7. Where did Valeria and Michele go on their honeymoon?
(a) Florence.
(b) Milan.
(c) Venice.
(d) Verona.

8. What happened to Michele's previous manager, the one who did not like him?
(a) He retired.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He was transferred to Milan.
(d) He was arrested for political activities.

9. 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.

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

11. What does Sandro give Mirella for her birthday?
(a) A pigskin purse.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A red coat.
(d) A ring.

12. How old is Mirella turning?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

13. What does Valeria realize when she is reading her old letters to Michele?
(a) He does not know her at all.
(b) She had been greedy.
(c) He used to be kinder.
(d) She no longer loves him.

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

15. What does Mirella sometimes wear at home in the winter?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A wool scarf.
(c) A coat.
(d) Ski pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl Riccardo talks to on the phone?

2. When Riccardo was a child, what did he want to be when he grew up?

3. What did Valeria's mother used to say about Michele, when they were engaged?

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

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

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