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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What affectionate nickname does Vittoria have for Giovanna?
(a) Gia.
(b) Gi.
(c) Gianni.
(d) Nini.

2. What is Giovanna's last name?
(a) Benzi.
(b) Trada.
(c) Laghori.
(d) Trattoria.

3. What does Nella do for work?
(a) Home decorating.
(b) Practice law.
(c) Practice accounting.
(d) Teaching, writing and editing.

4. What does one of Giovanna's uncles say to her about her father Andrea?
(a) Her father could not help being the bad person he was.
(b) He would like to make amends with her father.
(c) Luckily she has nothing of her father in her.
(d) Her father would have to ask the rest of the family for forgiveness if he ever wanted to have a relationship with them again.

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

6. Who does Andrea think Giovanna is starting to look like?
(a) Costanza.
(b) Nella.
(c) Angela.
(d) Vittoria.

7. Why do Giovanna's parents break up?
(a) Her father is having an affair with Costanza.
(b) They fight about Giovanna all the time.
(c) Her mother is having an affair with a co-worker.
(d) They fight about money all the time.

8. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna about her grandmother's funeral?
(a) Andrea, Giovanna's father, did not attend.
(b) Her grandmother planned her whole funeral herself before she died.
(c) All the nuns in Rome showed up at her grandmother's funeral.
(d) There was no funeral for her grandmother.

9. What day of the week does Giovanna first visit Vittoria?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

10. What nickname does Vittoria's family sometimes use for her?
(a) Vitto.
(b) Rory.
(c) Viv.
(d) Tia.

11. Where does Vittoria take Giovanna and her friends in Part II?
(a) Church.
(b) Rome.
(c) The theater.
(d) The movies.

12. What does Giovanna's father especially like about her appearance?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her clothes.

13. What does Vittoria bring to the cemetery?
(a) Wine.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Whisky.
(d) Flowers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrea tell Giovanna about what Vittoria will likely try to convince her of?

2. What does Nella tell Giovanna about Vittoria's impact on hers and Andrea's relationships with the rest of Andrea's family?

3. What does Andrea say to Giovanna at the end of Part II that devastates her?

4. What street do Angela and Ida live on?

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

(see the answer keys)

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