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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 movie scene does Valeria react strongly to?
(a) A boy falling and hurting his knee.
(b) A woman arguing with her employer.
(c) A couple kissing on a raft.
(d) A married couple having a fight.

2. Whose business card does the receptionist bring to Valeria?
(a) Giovanni's.
(b) Michele's.
(c) Sandro's.
(d) Clara's.

3. What does Valeria's mother blame her family's misfortunes on?
(a) The war.
(b) Being robbed by Bertolotti, the estate manager.
(c) The changing times.
(d) Her husband's laziness.

4. When Valeria talks to Mirella after Guido drives her home from the café, where is Sandro?
(a) In the air.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) At sea.

5. On the day when Valeria and Guido walk through the city together, what color are many women wearing?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Valeria urge to advise Mirella on her relationship with Sandro?

2. What does Sandro tell Valeria that he possesses?

3. Where did Sandro first meet his wife?

4. What does the director say when he hears Valeria had thought of coming to the office on Saturday but did not want to disturb him?

5. What picture did Valeria have of Sandro prior to meeting him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Valeria feel in Guido's car?

2. How does Mirella respond when Valeria asks her to bring Riccardo his eggs?

3. Why, thinks Valeria, can Michele not really see her anymore?

4. What does Valeria remember happening one night when she sat up late with Mirella when she was little?

5. Describe Guido and Valeria's walk to San Carlo church.

6. What does Clara say about working women?

7. What does Guido tell Valeria he has been afraid of?

8. How does Michele reply when Valeria points out to him that Mirella still is not home?

9. When the children's friends visit, how do they respond to Valeria?

10. How has Michele's opinion of Clara changed?

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