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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mirella stop believing in before Riccardo?
(a) The Befana.
(b) Justice.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The Easter Bunny.

2. What is the "single source of happiness" (26) which Valeria fears losing?
(a) The children.
(b) Baking.
(c) Tiredness.
(d) Her friendships.

3. What composer does Michele especially like?
(a) Liszt.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Chopin.

4. How does Mirella know that Valeria will go to Giuliana's even though she says she will not?
(a) Valeria has already had her hat redone.
(b) Mirella heard her talking on the phone.
(c) Valeria was trying on her nice shoes.
(d) Mirella read about it in her diary.

5. What does Michele call Valeria?
(a) Mamma.
(b) Honey.
(c) Valeria.
(d) Bebe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vegetable does Valeria talk about with her mother?

2. What does Mirella sometimes wear at home in the winter?

3. What symptom is accepted as the sign of true illness in the family?

4. When Riccardo was a child, what did he want to be when he grew up?

5. What does Valeria look at on the fashion magazine covers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michele react to the gossip about Mirella?

2. What does Valeria remember doing at Mirella's age?

3. What is Riccardo's attitude toward his father?

4. What does Valeria buy for Mirella and Riccardo with Christmas Eve in mind?

5. What is the narrative point of view of Forbidden Notebook?

6. After hearing about Mirella being seen coming out of Sandro's building, what does Valeria read about in the paper?

7. What happens when Valeria first gets home with the notebook?

8. What is Valeria called by the other characters?

9. What date do Valeria's friends make at the birthday tea, and why can she not come?

10. How does Michele react when Valeria tries to talk to him about Mirella, saying that her questions are about a colleague's daughter?

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