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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. When Mirella arrives home late in Cantoni's car, where had she said she was going?
(a) To dinner with Sandro.
(b) To the movies with Giovanna and her brother.
(c) To a lecture at the college.
(d) To a dance with friends of Riccardo.

2. What does Valeria's father do that annoys her mother?
(a) He leaves his ties on the bed.
(b) He snores in the night.
(c) He refuses to attend Mass.
(d) He goes on long walks.

3. Who is the girl Riccardo talks to on the phone?
(a) Mirella.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Marina.
(d) Madison.

4. What does Valeria buy on the way to the tobacco shop?
(a) Flour.
(b) Milk.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Flowers.

5. How old is Valeria?
(a) 41.
(b) 37.
(c) 48.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Mirella's schedule be at work?

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

3. How had Riccardo earned money the previous year?

4. What did the man who watched Valeria entering her work say to himself?

5. Where did Valeria once go on vacation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Valeria's family react when she says she might keep a diary?

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

9. In Valeria's opinion, why does Michele support Riccardo in his plan to go to Argentina?

10. What is Valeria called by the other characters?

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