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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 Vittoria is pleased with her in Part IV?
(a) She is bad-mouthing Nella.
(b) She is bad-mouthing Andrea.
(c) She gave the bracelet back to Costanza.
(d) She made Vittoria look good in front of Roberto.

2. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna on the phone about Vittoria?
(a) She has driven a wedge between Giuliana and Tonino.
(b) She has moved away.
(c) She is crazy and has ruined all their lives.
(d) She has eloped with the priest.

3. Who does Vittoria impore Giovanna to come hear speak with her in Part III?
(a) Corrado.
(b) Roberto.
(c) Roserto.
(d) Don Giacomo.

4. What annoys Giovanna about Costanza when she visits her house for the first time in Posillipo?
(a) Her arrogance.
(b) Her sweet attentions.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her clothes.

5. What does Angela tell Giovanna that Giuliana told her Roberto said about Giovanna in Part IV?
(a) That Giovanna is immature.
(b) That Giovanna seems very religious.
(c) That Giovanna is extraordinary.
(d) That Giovanna is ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Giovanna's reaction to her father's leaving her and her mother for the first time?

2. What does Andrea tell Giovanna is important if she wants to be baptized?

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

4. What paper does Andrea begin to write frequently for?

5. Who else does Giovanna discover has torturous thoughts about the bracelet in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Giovanna feel about Roberto after she hears him speak in Part III?

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

3. Why is Giovanna humiliated in Part III?

4. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Costanza give Giovanna her bracelet?

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

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