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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Where did Michele's brother die?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Abyssinia.

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

4. What does Valeria's mother blame her family's misfortunes on?
(a) The war.
(b) The changing times.
(c) Being robbed by Bertolotti, the estate manager.
(d) Her husband's laziness.

5. 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.

6. On what occasion does Guido walk Valeria to church?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Holy Thursday.
(c) Ash Wednesday.
(d) Good Friday.

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

8. What does Clara say to Valeria about happiness?
(a) You can only reach it through wealth.
(b) You need children to have it.
(c) You must wait for it.
(d) You do not need it if you have a purpose.

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

10. What do Michele and Riccardo study together at night?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Film.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Law.

11. How does Marina regularly behave when she comes to the Cossatis' home?
(a) She is dismissive of everything she sees.
(b) She laughs at all of Michele's jokes.
(c) She follows Valeria around.
(d) She says very little.

12. What did Valeria do that used to annoy the director?
(a) She was slow to learn.
(b) She dried his signature with a blotter.
(c) She called him by his first name.
(d) She was always late.

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

14. Who sees Valeria and Guido standing close together?
(a) The waiter.
(b) Michele.
(c) Sandro.
(d) The receptionist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the director say when he hears Valeria had thought of coming to the office on Saturday but did not want to disturb him?

2. What food does Valeria remember from Riccardo's younger years?

3. What is Riccardo's treatment of Marina like in front of Valeria?

4. When Riccardo says he has heard Valeria walking around late at night and asks what she has been doing, what is her excuse?

5. What does Valeria remember seeing through the window bars at school?

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