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

2. Where does Andrea eventually move with Costanza?
(a) Rome.
(b) Milan.
(c) Posillipo.
(d) Florence.

3. What does Giovanna realize that her father Andrea is very attached to in Part II?
(a) Fame.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Money.
(d) Negativity.

4. Who was Vittoria's lover that she tells Giovanna about?
(a) Sidney.
(b) Michaela.
(c) Enzo.
(d) Antonio

5. What does Giovanna think she can do, if not honor her mother and father?
(a) At least try to get closer to them.
(b) Try to cook for them.
(c) Try to be honest with them about her homosexuality.
(d) Try to unburden them by leaving home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the two sisters Giovanna is friends with is closer to her own age?

2. What insulting comment does Andrea make about Vittoria's appearance after Giovanna's visit?

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

4. How does Giovanna think she can be beautiful in Part IV, if not physically?

5. Why does Vittoria get so angry at Giovanna in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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