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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. What does Mariano bring to Giovanna's house the first time he visits in Part IV?

2. Why does Vittoria get so angry at Giovanna in Part III?

3. What does Giovanna tell Roberto is her impression of the Gospels?

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

5. What does Mariano do the first time he and Giovanna meet after her parents' breakup that annoys Giovanna?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Costanza give Giovanna her bracelet?

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

4. Why does Giovanna hurt Silvestro in Part IV?

5. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

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

8. Why is Giovanna so upset that Nella is going to see Mariano again in Part IV?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the dynamics Giovanna observes that are at play between Vittoria's relationship with Margherita, Guiliana, Corrado, and Tonini, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Giovanna's conflicting feelings about her sexual encounters with Corrado, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the most significant differences Giovanna notices between the way Vittoria lives, works, and speaks and the way her father, Vittoria's brother, lives, works, and speaks? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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