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

2. What does Mariano do the first time he and Giovanna meet after her parents' breakup that annoys Giovanna?
(a) Insults Giovanna for not passing school for the year.
(b) Tells Giovanna to get a job.
(c) Compliments Giovanna's hair.
(d) Looks at Giovanna's breasts.

3. What does Vittoria argue with the cemetery attendant about?
(a) The tipped-over tombstones.
(b) The dirt on the path.
(c) The broken gate.
(d) The uncut grass.

4. Why does Costanza say she is giving her beautiful bracelet to Giovanna?
(a) She says the bracelet makes Mariano angry.
(b) She says she has always thought it would look better on Giovanna.
(c) She says it actually belongs to Giovanna.
(d) She says she needs to give away all her jewelry.

5. What happens in June in Part III that embarasses Giovanna?
(a) She does not get promoted to her next grade level.
(b) She is kicked out of school.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She is robbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ugliness does Giovanna think Vittoria might have?

2. What physical change does Giovanna see in Nella after her separation from Andrea?

3. What does Andrea do for a living?

4. What does one of Giovanna's uncles say to her about her father Andrea?

5. Who is Andrea's best friend?

(see the answer key)

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