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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 betrayed her.
(b) He was always indifferent to her.
(c) He always loved her and was loyal to her.
(d) He was always angry with her.

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of ugliness does Giovanna think Vittoria might have?
(a) The ugliness of sin.
(b) The ugliness of resentment.
(c) The ugliness of banality.
(d) The ugliness of ignorance.

7. 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.

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

9. What does Rosario ask Giovanna to do before he takes her home?
(a) Have sex with him.
(b) Play cards with him.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Have dinner with him.

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

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

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

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

14. What word do Corrado and Giovanna laugh over repeatedly when he comes to visit her alone in Part III?
(a) Darling.
(b) Dimwit.
(c) Mooch.
(d) Dinling.

15. Where do Tonino and Angela often go for walks together?
(a) Florence.
(b) Mergellina.
(c) Marcaspone.
(d) Via Della Corolloa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Giovanna think she was able to remove herself from her parents' suffering in Part III?

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

3. What is the difference between Mariano and Vittoria, according to Nella?

4. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna on the phone about Vittoria?

5. Where does Corrado want to go walking with Giovanna in Part IV?

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