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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 does Valeria look at on the fashion magazine covers?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Hats.

2. What does Valeria plan to open on Christmas Eve?
(a) Spumante.
(b) Prosecco.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Cava.

3. How does Valeria feel at the office with the director?
(a) Unsettled.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Exhilarated.

4. What did the man who watched Valeria entering her work say to himself?
(a) Charming.
(b) Enchanting.
(c) Lovely.
(d) Beautiful.

5. According to Riccardo, what is Sandro's reputation?
(a) An ambitious young man.
(b) A respectable person.
(c) A spoiled aristocrat.
(d) A known womanizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Valeria's father's job?

2. What does Riccardo say he would do if Mirella really was Sandro's lover?

3. What does Michele offer Valeria when she looks pale?

4. What does Valeria realize is the justification people around her constantly make for their actions?

5. What does Valeria buy for her husband and children to get them out of the home?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Valeria had trouble with Michele early in her marriage, what would her mother do?

2. What happens when the family tries to find a replacement tuxedo for Riccardo?

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

4. What is Michele's father like? How does he behave on Mirella's birthday?

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

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

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

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

9. Where would Michele like to go? Where would Valeria like to go?

10. Do Michele or Riccardo help Valeria when she is working in the kitchen?

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