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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 177 - 238).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Giovanna stop wearing the bracelet in Part III?
(a) It breaks.
(b) Costanza asks for it back.
(c) She loses it.
(d) It symbolizes all the strife in her family.

2. Why does Costanza want Giovanna to come to her house with her in Part III?
(a) To celebrate Angela's birthday.
(b) To celebrate Ida's birthday.
(c) To celebrate Costanza's birthday.
(d) To celebrate Andrea's birthday.

3. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna love is like on the phone in Part IV?
(a) Sweet, like the roses.
(b) Light, like the snow.
(c) Opaque, like the glass in the bathroom window.
(d) Transparent, like the air.

4. What does Andrea say to Giovanna at the end of Part II that devastates her?
(a) She is really like his sister Vittoria.
(b) She is just like her mother.
(c) She has ugly hair.
(d) She should move out immediately.

5. Why does Giovanna suggest Roberto remembers her from their first meeting?
(a) She is ugly.
(b) She is just like Aunt Vittoria.
(c) She is always talking.
(d) She is mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corrado tell Giovanna about how Rosario feels about her?

2. What does Giovanna have planned for May 23 in Part II?

3. What does one of Giovanna's uncles say to her about her father Andrea?

4. What does Giovanna realize that her father Andrea is very attached to in Part II?

5. What street do Angela and Ida live on?

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