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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mirella show Valeria, when she calls her mother to her room?
(a) Her diary.
(b) A letter from Sandro.
(c) An envelope of bills.
(d) The book she is studying.

3. On the day when Valeria and Guido walk through the city together, what color are many women wearing?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. Why does Riccardo want to know about the family's monthly expenses?
(a) He questions whether Valeria needs to be working.
(b) He wants to figure out if he can marry before going to Buenos Aires.
(c) Marina has been asking him about the family.
(d) He wonders if they can be more efficient.

5. What is the name of Valeria's aunt?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) Giuliana.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Matilde.

6. What did Valeria study?
(a) Domestic economics.
(b) Literature, music, and art history.
(c) Culinary arts.
(d) Forensic medicine.

7. What does Riccardo show Valeria when they are alone?
(a) A letter from Marina.
(b) A newspaper article about a trial.
(c) His money from tutoring.
(d) An article about the possibility of war.

8. What does Mirella tell Valeria she respects?
(a) The authority of the family.
(b) Wealth.
(c) God.
(d) Herself.

9. What picture did Valeria have of Sandro prior to meeting him?
(a) Cynical, perhaps arrogant.
(b) Serene confidence.
(c) Polite firmness.
(d) Predatory.

10. What does Riccardo say at dinner that starts an argument with Mirella?
(a) Women cannot understand finances.
(b) Women should not go to the movies alone.
(c) There can be no friendship between a man and a woman.
(d) Women should not work in offices.

11. What is the view from Clara's terrace?
(a) Fields, pines, and white houses.
(b) Boats in the harbour.
(c) A city park.
(d) A street full of restaurants.

12. Who does Valeria urge to advise Mirella on her relationship with Sandro?
(a) Clara.
(b) Sabina.
(c) Riccardo.
(d) Guido.

13. When the director calls the office, what is the reason he cannot come?
(a) It is his son's birthday.
(b) He does not want to see Valeria.
(c) He and his wife are entertaining guests.
(d) It is Saturday.

14. How old is Clara?
(a) 35.
(b) 43.
(c) 32.
(d) 47.

15. Where does Valeria's aunt live?
(a) Vicenza.
(b) Venice.
(c) Padua.
(d) Verona.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the war that broke out right after Valeria's birth?

2. Where was the director when he went away for two days?

3. What does Clara offer Valeria after lunch?

4. What is the color of the coat that Valeria wears?

5. What does Michele do when Valeria kisses him on the lips?

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