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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day when Valeria and Guido walk through the city together, what color are many women wearing?

2. Why does Riccardo want to know about the family's monthly expenses?

3. What does Valeria remember seeing through the window bars at school?

4. What is the color of the coat that Valeria wears?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clara say about working women?

2. Why does Valeria not like Marina?

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

4. Why does Mirella say she would like to hear that Valeria enjoys her work?

5. What does Clara tell Valeria about Michele's film?

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

7. What does Mirella say to Valeria about authority?

8. In his letters from Africa, what plans did Michele propose?

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

10. When does Valeria think her anxiety started? What does she attribute it to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the message of the book's conclusion? What lesson or statement does it communicate?

Essay Topic 2

What does Clara's way of life represent to Valeria? What does Valeria's represent to Clara?

Essay Topic 3

What role do finances play in the characters' relationships? Choose one relationship to focus on and examine the impact of money on that relationship.

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