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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Giovanna describe her father Andrea's physical appearance?
(a) He is a small thin man.
(b) He is extremely short.
(c) He is quite overweight.
(d) He is extremely tall.

2. Where did Giovanna's mother's parents used to live?
(a) Duomo.
(b) Delgio Oni.
(c) Museo.
(d) Marsipi.

3. What is one thing that strikes Giovanna as odd about the fight she hears about that her father and Mariano have in Part II?
(a) Andrea throws something and breaks it.
(b) Andrea speaks in a dialect he almost never uses.
(c) Andrea jumps out of the window.
(d) Andrea accuses Mariano of stealing money.

4. Where does Giovanna's family go on vacation with Angela's and Ida's family?
(a) Calabria.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which uncle of Giovanna's works on the railroad?

2. What does Nella tell Giovanna when she says she wants to see Vittoria?

3. What does one of Giovanna's uncles say to her about her father Andrea?

4. What had Vittoria wanted to do as a career that she says Andrea looked down upon?

5. What does Giovanna learn to do more and more regarding her parents after meeting Vittoria?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vittoria think Andrea is responsible for Enzo's death?

2. What does Giovanna think of Mariano, her father's closest friend?

3. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna is the main reason for the rift between her and Giovanna's father?

4. What is the first lie Giovanna tells Angela and Ida?

5. What do Giovanna and Angela frequently do that makes Ida feel left out when all three girls sleep over together?

6. Where does Giovanna go with Vittoria when Vittoria comes to her door in Part II?

7. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna about a gift she supposedly gave Giovanna when she was a baby?

8. What does Giovanna overhear her father telling her mother about her two years before he leaves the family?

9. Why does Vittoria tell Giovanna that Giovanna's father avoids cemeteries?

10. Why does Giovanna begin pestering her friends Angela and Ida about their opinions of her appearance?

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