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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. Why does Giovanna think she was able to remove herself from her parents' suffering in Part III?
(a) Her obsessive brooding.
(b) Her boyfriends' support.
(c) Her friends' support.
(d) Her finding religion.

2. What physical change does Giovanna see in Nella after her separation from Andrea?
(a) She gains weight.
(b) Her hair turns grey.
(c) She grows very thin.
(d) She gets more wrinked.

3. What does Giovanna tell Andrea about her opinion on the Gospels?
(a) She thinks they are too dense.
(b) She thinks they are too simplistic.
(c) She does not like the story.
(d) She thinks they are too long.

4. What kind of car does Rosario drive?
(a) A small fiat.
(b) A truck.
(c) A Peugot.
(d) A convertible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Giovanna think she can be beautiful in Part IV, if not physically?

2. What does Giovanna hate about how the Lord God treated his own son?

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

4. What happens in June in Part III that embarasses Giovanna?

5. Where is Giuliana supposed to live with Roberto after they are married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Giovanna humiliated in Part III?

2. Why does Costanza give Giovanna her bracelet?

3. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

4. Why does Andrea ask Giovanna to give the bracelet back to Costanza in Part III?

5. Why does Nella tell Giovanna she finds she can not hate Andrea?

6. Who does Vittoria tell Giovanna she should come to hear speak in her church in Part III?

7. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna she likes most about her fiance Roberto?

8. What happens between Corrado and Giovanna in Part III?

9. What does Giovanna say to Don Giacomo in Part IV that he does not hear because she says it too softly?

10. Why is Giovanna so upset that Nella is going to see Mariano again in Part IV?

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