4. What does Valeria learn about Sandro from Guido?
(a) He was married.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He was getting engaged.
(d) He was moving away.

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

6. What does Sandro tell Valeria that he possesses?
(a) Money.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Time.
(d) Words.

7. What does Valeria notice on Guido's desk when he tells her about Sandro?
(a) A child's toy.
(b) A family photograph.
(c) A letter.
(d) A notebook.

8. What does Mirella wear to Mass that she bought for herself?
(a) A rough straw hat.
(b) A purse.
(c) A red scarf.
(d) An elegant pair of gloves.

9. After Easter, what new element does Valeria notice in her relationship with Guido?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Sinfulness.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Desire.

10. What movie scene does Valeria react strongly to?
(a) A woman arguing with her employer.
(b) A married couple having a fight.
(c) A couple kissing on a raft.
(d) A boy falling and hurting his knee.

11. What is Clara helping the Cossatis with?
(a) Valeria's plan to go to Venice with the director.
(b) Valeria's marriage.
(c) Michele's film script.
(d) Mirella's engagement.

12. How does Clara describe Michele's script in talking to Valeria?
(a) Suggestive of a hidden well of anger.
(b) Dark in plot but containing wonderful ideas.
(c) Demonstrating enthusiasm but ultimately amateurish.
(d) Delightfully light in tone.

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

14. What does Clara offer Valeria after lunch?
(a) American cigarettes.
(b) A glass of wine.
(c) Marital advice.
(d) Chocolates from a box.

15. What does Valeria remember seeing through the window bars at school?
(a) An assault.
(b) A man being arrested for stealing a bicycle.
(c) The fascists passing in their black shirts.
(d) The boys playing soccer in the field.