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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 Costanza ask Giovanna to take off the bracelet in Part III?
(a) Angela and Ida do not know she gave it to Giovanna.
(b) She wants it back from Giovanna.
(c) Andrea will think Giovanna stole it.
(d) It is too painful for Costanza to see again.

2. What street do Angela and Ida live on?
(a) Via Cardona.
(b) La Strada Flagella.
(c) Via Nelladona.
(d) Via Cimarosa.

3. What does Giovanna tell her mother she would rather be than intelligent?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Angry.
(c) Successful.
(d) Beautiful.

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

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. What happens in June in Part III that embarasses Giovanna?

2. Where does Andrea eventually move with Costanza?

3. What does Giovanna hope in the days leading up to her first visit with Vittoria?

4. What does Andrea say to Giovanna at the end of Part II that devastates her?

5. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna in the cemetery about her and Enzo that transfixes Giovanna?

(see the answer key)

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