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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Too bad!
(b) I see.
(c) Probably for the best.
(d) I thought so.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Mirella say she did with her diary?
(a) Destroyed it.
(b) Gave it to Sabina to keep.
(c) Hid it somewhere where Valeria would never find it.
(d) Took it to the office.

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

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

9. Who did Michele describe as a saint?
(a) His mother.
(b) His mother-in-law.
(c) Clara.
(d) Valeria.

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

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

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

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

14. Where did Sandro first meet his wife?
(a) Venice.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Rome.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Valeria rediscover in Michele's old letters?

3. When Mirella and Riccardo argue, why does Valeria want to hit Mirella?

4. What did Guido send Valeria the previous Easter?

5. Why does Valeria conclude that she cannot do anything for Riccardo?

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