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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. What do Corrado and Rosario do to try to get Giovanna to go with them after she sees Vittoria in Part III?
(a) Promise to buy her roses.
(b) Drive alongside the bus she is on and implore her to get off.
(c) Throw rocks at her window.
(d) Promise to buy her drinks.

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

3. What does Mariano bring to Giovanna's house the first time he visits in Part IV?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Bread.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Pizza.

4. What happens in June in Part III that embarasses Giovanna?
(a) She is kicked out of school.
(b) She is arrested.
(c) She is robbed.
(d) She does not get promoted to her next grade level.

5. What does Giovanna hate about how the Lord God treated his own son?
(a) He renounced his son when it most mattered.
(b) He never really trusted his own son.
(c) He sold his son out to consolidate his own power.
(d) He let his son suffer and did not respond to his cries for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who charms Giovanna's school principal in her favor?

2. What sinister word does Giovanna use to think about how the Lord treats humans?

3. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna love is like on the phone in Part IV?

4. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna that is kind in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

3. Why does Giovanna get so upset and turn pale in Part III at her father's new house with Costanza?

4. Why is Vittoria proud of Giovanna in Part IV?

5. How does Corrado behave towards Giovanna when he picks her up with his friend Corrado?

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

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

8. How does Andrea react to the knowledge that Giovanna is friends with Roberto Matese?

9. What does Corrado tell Giovanna about Rosario's feelings for her that shocks her in Part IV?

10. What misgivings does Giovanna have about Giuliana's relationship with Roberto?

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