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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Giovanna when she first hears Roberto speak?
(a) 18.
(b) Almost 20.
(c) 13.
(d) Almost 15.

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

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

5. Why does Giuliana want Angela and Giovanna to meet Roberto?
(a) She does not like to be alone with Roberto.
(b) They are like sister to Giuliana.
(c) They are good high school girls from Vomero.
(d) She wants Roberto to understand that she is not intimidated by younger women.

6. What does Giovanna confess to Don Giacomo but says too softly for him to hear?
(a) She thinks Vittoria is trying to hurt her.
(b) She thinks her father hates her.
(c) She feels ugly and as if she is a bad person but she still wants to be loved.
(d) She thinks she will never finish school.

7. What does Giovanna think has happened to her regarding Roberto?
(a) She has fallen in love at first sight.
(b) She has taken an instant dislike to Roberto.
(c) She recognizes Roberto as the person who robbed her.
(d) She knows Roberto is her long-lost brother.

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

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

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 wrong from a historical perspective.
(d) They are misogynistic.

11. What is Giovanna's reaction to her father's leaving her and her mother for the first time?
(a) She stops studying.
(b) She runs away from home.
(c) She starts overeating.
(d) She gets in a fight at school.

12. What does Don Giacomo tell Giovanna he feels when he runs into her by chance in Part IV?
(a) She looks to be in a dark mood.
(b) She has brightened his day and he is lucky he ran into her.
(c) She needs to be better to her sister.
(d) She will probably never have a good relationship with God.

13. How does Giovanna think she can be beautiful in Part IV, if not physically?
(a) Intellectually.
(b) Romantically.
(c) Philosophically.
(d) Spiritually.

14. Why does Angela not like the idea of Giovanna and Giuliana meeting up more often?
(a) Angela is jealous of Giuliana.
(b) Angela wants to make a move on Roberto.
(c) Angela wants to get out of her house as much as possible.
(d) Angela wants to try to find a way to start dating Corrado.

15. Who is Andrea impressed that Giovanna is associated with in Part IV?
(a) Corrado Enzo.
(b) Harlano Roderico.
(c) Tonino Enzo.
(d) Roberto Matese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanna think after she hears Roberto speak for the first time?

2. What annoys Giovanna about Costanza when she visits her house for the first time in Posillipo?

3. Why does Costanza ask Giovanna to take off the bracelet in Part III?

4. Why does Costanza want Giovanna to come to her house with her in Part III?

5. What does Giovanna think she can do, if not honor her mother and father?

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