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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. Until she started working, what would Valeria do with her old school friends occasionally?
(a) Play cards in the afternoon.
(b) Have lunch in town.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Sit in the palazzi.

2. How much of a raise will Michele be getting?
(a) 18,000 lire a month.
(b) 800 lire a week.
(c) 8,000 lire a month.
(d) 80,000 lire a year.

3. What does Riccardo's grandfather urge him to do?
(a) Wait until he has a good job before getting married.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Get married and have a son.
(d) Move to Argentina.

4. What does Sandro give Mirella for her birthday?
(a) A ring.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A red coat.
(d) A pigskin purse.

5. When Michele nearly catches her with the diary, what does Valeria say she was writing?
(a) The shopping accounts.
(b) A birthday card to a relative.
(c) A note to Clara.
(d) A business letter for the office.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Valeria work on while her mother sews?

3. What does Mirella want her parents to buy her with their Christmas bonus money?

4. What is Mirella's new purse made of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Valeria sees a florist's delivery boy at the building's entrance?

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

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

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

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

6. Why would the notebook be taken from Valeria if the family found it?

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

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

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

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

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