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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. Who was Enzo's wife?
(a) Costanza.
(b) Nella.
(c) Margherita.
(d) Gisela.

2. Why does Giovanna think she was able to remove herself from her parents' suffering in Part III?
(a) Her friends' support.
(b) Her obsessive brooding.
(c) Her finding religion.
(d) Her boyfriends' support.

3. Who drives Giovanna to see Vittoria the first time?
(a) Nella.
(b) Costanza.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Mariano.

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

5. Where did Giovanna's mother's parents used to live?
(a) Marsipi.
(b) Delgio Oni.
(c) Museo.
(d) Duomo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Costanza ask Giovanna to take off the bracelet in Part III?

2. Where in Italy does Giovanna live?

3. What kind of ugliness does Giovanna think Vittoria might have?

4. What does Giovanna notice about her grandmother in one of the pictures Nella shows her in Part III?

5. What annoys Vittoria about her very first interaction with Giovanna?

(see the answer key)

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