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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 61 - 126).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Giovanna secretly go through her parents' photo albums?
(a) To see if she can find out why her mother is so sad.
(b) To see if she can find out why her father is so poor.
(c) To see if she can find pictures of her long-lost brother.
(d) To see if she can find pictures of Vittoria.

2. What is one thing that strikes Giovanna as odd about the fight she hears about that her father and Mariano have in Part II?
(a) Andrea accuses Mariano of stealing money.
(b) Andrea speaks in a dialect he almost never uses.
(c) Andrea jumps out of the window.
(d) Andrea throws something and breaks it.

3. 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 drive on her own.
(c) Vittoria can not speak proper Italian.
(d) Vittoria is not a presentable woman.

4. What does Ida tell Giovanna about Vittoria?
(a) She seems sad.
(b) She seems scary.
(c) She is wonderful.
(d) She is mean and very ugly.

5. When was Giovanna born?
(a) July 14, 1981.
(b) March 8, 1980.
(c) December 24, 1985.
(d) June 3, 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Enzo have?

2. Where in Italy does Giovanna live?

3. What does Vittoria give Giovanna to drink during their first meeting?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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