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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. On which day does Valeria buy the notebook?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

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

3. What does Valeria think has changed everything in relationships between men and women & parents and children?
(a) The new music.
(b) The economy.
(c) The collapse of religion.
(d) The possibility of not obeying.

4. Where did Valeria once go on vacation?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Napoli.
(c) Marseille.
(d) Tuscany.

5. Who drove Valeria home during the war?
(a) Michele.
(b) The director.
(c) Her father.
(d) A neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valeria's father do that annoys her mother?

2. When Michele nearly catches her with the diary, what does Valeria say she was writing?

3. Why does Valeria's mother say she does not like armchairs?

4. Who invites Riccardo and Mirella to a dance?

5. What does Valeria buy on the way to the tobacco shop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Valeria do every year in early December?

5. How does Valeria react when kissed or complimented in front of the children? How do her children react?

6. When Valeria phone's Giovanna, trying to find Mirella, what does Giovanna's mother tell her?

7. What does Valeria remember telling the children during the war?

8. What is Valeria called by the other characters?

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

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

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