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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna that is kind in Part III?
(a) She has heard that Vittoria has been difficult and she will try to get her to behave better.
(b) She has heard that Corrado treated her badly and she will speak to him about it.
(c) She has heard what happened with Giovanna's parents and she is very sorry about it.
(d) She has heard Giovanna broke up with a boyfriend and she would like to help Giovanna get through the hard time.

2. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna love is like on the phone in Part IV?
(a) Transparent, like the air.
(b) Opaque, like the glass in the bathroom window.
(c) Light, like the snow.
(d) Sweet, like the roses.

3. What does Andrea tell Giovanna about how Mariano supposedly treated Costanza?
(a) He always betrayed her.
(b) He always loved her and was loyal to her.
(c) He was always angry with her.
(d) He was always indifferent to her.

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

5. What does Angela mostly talk about when Costanza brings Giovanna to their house for the first time after Nella and Andrea's separation?
(a) Ida.
(b) Rosario.
(c) Tonino.
(d) Corrado.

6. Why does Giovanna get in trouble in school in Part IV?
(a) For making Mirella cry.
(b) For stealing money from the school cafeteria.
(c) For stabbing Silvestro with a pencil.
(d) For having sex on school grounds.

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

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

9. What annoys Giovanna about Costanza when she visits her house for the first time in Posillipo?
(a) Her anger.
(b) Her arrogance.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her sweet attentions.

10. What does Giovanna hate about how the Lord God treated his own son?
(a) He sold his son out to consolidate his own power.
(b) He never really trusted his own son.
(c) He renounced his son when it most mattered.
(d) He let his son suffer and did not respond to his cries for help.

11. Why does Roberto finally tell Giovanna he recalls why he remembered her?
(a) She has an unusual last time.
(b) She is very beautiful.
(c) She puts a lot of force into her words.
(d) She had said she wanted to become a nun.

12. Why does Costanza want Giovanna to come to her house with her in Part III?
(a) To celebrate Ida's birthday.
(b) To celebrate Andrea's birthday.
(c) To celebrate Costanza's birthday.
(d) To celebrate Angela's birthday.

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

14. Who charms Giovanna's school principal in her favor?
(a) Vittoria.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Nella.
(d) Rosario.

15. Why does Giuliana tell Giovanna she has trouble with Angela sometimes?
(a) She is mean to Tonino.
(b) She is too smart for her own good.
(c) She is not an easy type and always wants to be in the middle.
(d) She is ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word do Corrado and Giovanna laugh over repeatedly when he comes to visit her alone in Part III?

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

4. Where does Giovanna tell Nella she is going with classmates when she really intends to go with Corrado and Rosario?

5. What does Mariano bring to Giovanna's house the first time he visits in Part IV?

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