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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 Corrado tell Giovanna about how Rosario feels about her?
(a) He tells her Rosario thinks of her like an annoying little sister.
(b) He tells her Rosario blames her for his being unpopular.
(c) He tells her Rosario hates her.
(d) He tells her Rosario loves her.

2. What does Giovanna think of Costanza's appearance in general?
(a) She always looks perfect.
(b) She looks disheveled.
(c) She looks older than her age.
(d) She looks younger than her age.

3. What annoys Vittoria about her very first interaction with Giovanna?
(a) Giovanna looks angry already.
(b) Giovanna rings the doorbell twice.
(c) Giovanna yells Vittoria's name.
(d) Giovanna does not like Vittoria's music.

4. What kind of ugliness does Giovanna think Vittoria might have?
(a) The ugliness of ignorance.
(b) The ugliness of resentment.
(c) The ugliness of banality.
(d) The ugliness of sin.

5. Where do Tonino and Angela often go for walks together?
(a) Via Della Corolloa.
(b) Florence.
(c) Mergellina.
(d) Marcaspone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Vittoria's lover that she tells Giovanna about?

2. What does Giovanna tell Vittoria about her mother's friendship with Costanza?

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

4. What does Andrea tell Giovanna is important if she wants to be baptized?

5. What does Giovanna's father especially like about her appearance?

(see the answer key)

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