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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 does Giovanna do to Silvestro because of the way he insults her in Part IV?
(a) Punches him in the face.
(b) Puts a drug in his drink.
(c) Kicks him in the testicles.
(d) Stabs him hard with a pencil.

2. What does Giovanna's desk mate tell her Silvestro said about her?
(a) That she does not speak well.
(b) That she is a drunk.
(c) That she has a nice body but an ugly face.
(d) That she is from a broke family.

3. How long does it take Giovanna's parents to decide to fully separate?
(a) 10 years.
(b) Almost 2 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 years.

4. What sets Corrado apart from his siblings in Giovanna's perception?
(a) He ridicules everyone.
(b) He is angry all the time.
(c) He is very quiet.
(d) He faints all the time.

5. What word do Corrado and Giovanna laugh over repeatedly when he comes to visit her alone in Part III?
(a) Mooch.
(b) Dimwit.
(c) Dinling.
(d) Darling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanna confess to Don Giacomo but says too softly for him to hear?

2. Where does Andrea eventually move with Costanza?

3. What does Ida want to read to Giovanna in Part IV?

4. What does Corrado tell Giovanna about how Rosario feels about her?

5. What does Andrea tell Giovanna about how Mariano supposedly treated Costanza?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Giovanna think about Andrea's handling of her school principal?

4. Why does Giovanna hurt Silvestro in Part IV?

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

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

7. Why does Giovanna think Andrea disappears from her life the first time in Part III?

8. How does Nella seem to feel about Andrea after he leaves her and Giovanna?

9. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

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