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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 129 - 174).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nella tell Giovanna she does not think it is a good idea for Angela and Ida to meet Vittoria?
(a) Vittoria's clothes make her look poor.
(b) Vittoria can not speak proper Italian.
(c) Vittoria is not a presentable woman.
(d) Vittoria can not drive on her own.

2. What kind of ugliness does Giovanna think Vittoria might have?
(a) The ugliness of sin.
(b) The ugliness of banality.
(c) The ugliness of resentment.
(d) The ugliness of ignorance.

3. What is Giovanna's reaction to her father's leaving her and her mother for the first time?
(a) She gets in a fight at school.
(b) She runs away from home.
(c) She stops studying.
(d) She starts overeating.

4. What does Giovanna often eat with her father when he visits her in Part III?
(a) Panzarotti and Pastacresciuta.
(b) Gelato.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Risotto.

5. What annoys Vittoria about her very first interaction with Giovanna?
(a) Giovanna looks angry already.
(b) Giovanna yells Vittoria's name.
(c) Giovanna rings the doorbell twice.
(d) Giovanna does not like Vittoria's music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Andrea's best friend?

2. Where does Andrea eventually move with Costanza?

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

4. What confuses Giovanna about Enzo's face in his picture?

5. What habit does Vittoria engage in that Giovanna does not see most other people in her life doing?

(see the answer key)

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