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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 241 - 322).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What confuses Giovanna about Enzo's face in his picture?
(a) He is not at all as Vittoria described.
(b) He looks very effeminate in his picture.
(c) He looks exactly as Vittoria has described him.
(d) He has a broad forehead but sparking eyes, which Giovanna has been taught are contradictory indicators of intelligence.

2. How many children did Enzo have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Why does Giovanna think she was able to remove herself from her parents' suffering in Part III?
(a) Her boyfriends' support.
(b) Her obsessive brooding.
(c) Her finding religion.
(d) Her friends' support.

4. What had Vittoria wanted to do as a career that she says Andrea looked down upon?
(a) Become a dancer.
(b) Become a painter.
(c) Become an actor.
(d) Become a landscaper.

5. How does Giovanna begin to think of Nella in relation to Andrea in Part V?
(a) She thinks of Nella as Andrea's downfall.
(b) She thinks of Nella as Andrea's mistress.
(c) She thinks of Nella as Andrea's character foil.
(d) She thinks of Nella as Andrea's widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanna tell Roberto when he asks why she came back to Milan?

2. What lie does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida for the first time in Part II?

3. What does Giuliana's family want to see happen after she marries Roberto?

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

5. What does Vittoria compliment Costanza on?

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