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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 Giovanna do with the cake Costanza sends Nella?

2. Which of the following words does Giovanna repeatedly use to describe the bracelet to herself?

3. What happens in June in Part III that embarasses Giovanna?

4. What is the difference between Mariano and Vittoria, according to Nella?

5. What word do Corrado and Giovanna laugh over repeatedly when he comes to visit her alone in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Costanza give Giovanna her bracelet?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Giovanna notice is different about her father's attitudes towards the family he grew up in - towards his siblings and his parents - than almost everyone else she knows in Naples? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your findings.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Giovanna become so obsessed with the idea of her physical attractiveness, especially concerning her face? 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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