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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Giovanna tell Andrea about her opinion on the Gospels?
(a) She thinks they are too long.
(b) She thinks they are too dense.
(c) She thinks they are too simplistic.
(d) She does not like the story.

2. Where does Corrado want to go walking with Giovanna in Part IV?
(a) The Via Della Corsico.
(b) The Via Della Romero.
(c) The Floridiana.
(d) The Costanto.

3. What does Giuliana's family want to see happen after she marries Roberto?
(a) For Giuliana to immediately have children.
(b) For them to live in Naples.
(c) For Giuliana to become more confident.
(d) For them to move to France.

4. What does Corrado say Rosario will do to Roberto if he starts thinking Giovanna likes Roberto?
(a) Try to make friends with him.
(b) Try to encourage Roberto to like Giovanna back.
(c) Either kill him or have him killed.
(d) Tell Giovanna lies about Roberto to turn her against him.

5. What paper does Andrea begin to write frequently for?
(a) El Posto.
(b) The Daily Besto.
(c) Unita.
(d) Romano.

6. What do Corrado and Rosario do to try to get Giovanna to go with them after she sees Vittoria in Part III?
(a) Throw rocks at her window.
(b) Drive alongside the bus she is on and implore her to get off.
(c) Promise to buy her drinks.
(d) Promise to buy her roses.

7. What does Giovanna impulsively tell her father she wants to read?
(a) The Canterbury Tales.
(b) The Gone With the Wind Series.
(c) The Gospels.
(d) The Italian Series.

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

9. What kind of car does Rosario drive?
(a) A small fiat.
(b) A Peugot.
(c) A convertible.
(d) A truck.

10. What does Giovanna tell Roberto is her impression of the Gospels?
(a) They tell a terrible story.
(b) They are too happy.
(c) They are misogynistic.
(d) They are wrong from a historical perspective.

11. Why does Giovanna suggest Roberto remembers her from their first meeting?
(a) She is always talking.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is mean.
(d) She is just like Aunt Vittoria.

12. What physical change does Giovanna see in Nella after her separation from Andrea?
(a) She grows very thin.
(b) She gains weight.
(c) Her hair turns grey.
(d) She gets more wrinked.

13. Who else does Giovanna discover has torturous thoughts about the bracelet in Part III?
(a) Angela.
(b) Ida.
(c) Her mother Nella.
(d) Margherita.

14. Which of the following words does Giovanna repeatedly use to describe the bracelet to herself?
(a) Sentient.
(b) Maleficent.
(c) Baleful.
(d) Rowdy.

15. Why does Giovanna stop wearing the bracelet in Part III?
(a) It breaks.
(b) Costanza asks for it back.
(c) It symbolizes all the strife in her family.
(d) She loses it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna that is kind in Part III?

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

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

4. What happens in June in Part III that embarasses Giovanna?

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

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