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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 Vittoria give Giovanna to drink during their first meeting?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Whisky.

2. What is the difference between Mariano and Vittoria, according to Nella?
(a) Mariano has a job and Vittoria does not.
(b) Mariano is a civilized person and Vittoria is not.
(c) Mariano is Italian and Vittoria is not.
(d) Mariano is honest and Vittoria is not.

3. What is Giovanna afraid she might let slip to her father about her true feelings on the Gospels?
(a) That she may want to be a nun.
(b) That she is gay.
(c) That God the father was even worse than he is as a father.
(d) That she does not actually believe in God.

4. Who does Angela end up dating?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Rosato.
(c) Tonino.
(d) Corrado.

5. What does Giovanna notice about her grandmother in one of the pictures Nella shows her in Part III?
(a) She is wearing diamond earrings.
(b) She is wearing the bracelet.
(c) She is very thin.
(d) She looks exactly like Giovanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Giovanna feel out of place at church after hearing Roberto speak?

2. What word do Corrado and Giovanna laugh over repeatedly when he comes to visit her alone in Part III?

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

4. What is Giovanna's reaction to her father's leaving her and her mother for the first time?

5. What was the one thing Giovanna's parents agreed upon during their marital strife in Part III?

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