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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell does Guido bring into the office with him?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Onion.
(c) Rose.
(d) Rain.

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

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

4. What food does Valeria remember from Riccardo's younger years?
(a) Desserts made from vegetable flour.
(b) Her mother-in-law's tortellini.
(c) Risotto and sautéed beef.
(d) Dried apricots.

5. What does Michele do after drying Valeria's eyes with his handkerchief?
(a) He suggests they go for a walk.
(b) He goes out.
(c) He asks her if she's alright.
(d) He picks up his newspaper.

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

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

8. Where was the war that broke out right after Valeria's birth?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Libya.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Morocco.

9. What is the color of the coat that Valeria wears?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

10. What does Valeria order at the café with Guido?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Vermouth.
(c) Cognac.
(d) Wine.

11. Whose business card does the receptionist bring to Valeria?
(a) Michele's.
(b) Clara's.
(c) Sandro's.
(d) Giovanni's.

12. What does Valeria hug for comfort after Sandro leaves her office?
(a) Guido's raincoat.
(b) A picture of her family.
(c) The key to her drawer.
(d) The notebook.

13. When Valeria talks to Mirella after Guido drives her home from the café, where is Sandro?
(a) Vienna.
(b) In the air.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) At sea.

14. What is Valeria's mother always working on?
(a) The garden.
(b) Embroidery.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Sweaters for the children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mirella show Valeria, when she calls her mother to her room?

2. What does Valeria say to herself when she does not phone Guido?

3. Why does Riccardo want to know about the family's monthly expenses?

4. What was Sandro's wife named?

5. What does Valeria learn about Sandro from Guido?

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