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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 Angela mostly talk about when Costanza brings Giovanna to their house for the first time after Nella and Andrea's separation?
(a) Tonino.
(b) Corrado.
(c) Ida.
(d) Rosario.

2. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna that is kind in Part III?
(a) She has heard that Vittoria has been difficult and she will try to get her to behave better.
(b) She has heard that Corrado treated her badly and she will speak to him about it.
(c) She has heard Giovanna broke up with a boyfriend and she would like to help Giovanna get through the hard time.
(d) She has heard what happened with Giovanna's parents and she is very sorry about it.

3. What does Corrado tell Giovanna about how Rosario feels about her?
(a) He tells her Rosario loves her.
(b) He tells her Rosario hates her.
(c) He tells her Rosario blames her for his being unpopular.
(d) He tells her Rosario thinks of her like an annoying little sister.

4. Why does Roberto finally tell Giovanna he recalls why he remembered her?
(a) She is very beautiful.
(b) She had said she wanted to become a nun.
(c) She has an unusual last time.
(d) She puts a lot of force into her words.

5. What is the difference between Mariano and Vittoria, according to Nella?
(a) Mariano has a job and Vittoria does not.
(b) Mariano is a civilized person and Vittoria is not.
(c) Mariano is honest and Vittoria is not.
(d) Mariano is Italian and Vittoria is not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annoys Giovanna about Costanza when she visits her house for the first time in Posillipo?

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

3. What does Giovanna often eat with her father when he visits her in Part III?

4. What does Giovanna think after she hears Roberto speak for the first time?

5. What sets Corrado apart from his siblings in Giovanna's perception?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part III, what does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida about her love life?

5. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

7. Why does Costanza give Giovanna her bracelet?

8. Why is Giovanna humiliated in Part III?

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

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

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