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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 tall.
(c) He is quite overweight.
(d) He is extremely short.

2. What does Giovanna have planned for May 23 in Part II?
(a) Spying on her father at work.
(b) Spying on her mother at work.
(c) Eating lunch by herself in a cafe.
(d) Secretly meeting with Vittoria and skipping school.

3. What does Nella do for work?
(a) Teaching, writing and editing.
(b) Practice law.
(c) Practice accounting.
(d) Home decorating.

4. Why do Giovanna's parents break up?
(a) They fight about money all the time.
(b) Her mother is having an affair with a co-worker.
(c) They fight about Giovanna all the time.
(d) Her father is having an affair with Costanza.

5. What lie does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida for the first time in Part II?
(a) She has already had sex.
(b) Her mother is actually a princess.
(c) Her grandmother used to make her hot chocolate.
(d) Her aunt is kind and quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrea do for a living?

2. How many children did Enzo have?

3. What piece of jewelry does Vittoria ask Giovanna about during their first visit?

4. What affectionate nickname does Vittoria have for Giovanna?

5. What does Andrea tell Giovanna about what Vittoria will likely try to convince her of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the reasons Giovanna's parents tell her to explain the rift between them and Vittoria?

2. Why is Giovanna so interested in her Aunt Vittoria in Part I?

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

4. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna about herself and Enzo that enthralls Giovanna?

5. What does Giovanna witness between her mother, Nella, and Mariano one night that shocks her in Part II?

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

7. According to Vittoria, what happened between she and Andrea that began their big fight?

8. What is one major source of tension between Giovanna and her parents in Part I?

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

10. What kind of relationship does Vittoria have with Enzo's widow and children?

(see the answer keys)

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