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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Roberto finally tell Giovanna he recalls why he remembered her?

3. What does Giovanna notice about her grandmother in one of the pictures Nella shows her in Part III?

4. What does Costanza do in front of Giovanna in Part III that alarms her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Giovanna hurt Silvestro in Part IV?

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

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

4. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

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

7. What is one thing Giovanna hates about the Gospels?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Giovanna's relationship with her friend Angela early in the novel? How and why does the girls' relationship change as the novel progresses? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Giovanna have sex with Rosario at the very end of the novel, even though she clearly does not care for him or particularly like him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Costanza try to endear herself to Giovanna after Andrea begins living with her? How does Giovanna respond to her entreaties? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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