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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 kind of car does Rosario drive?

2. What does Giovanna tell Andrea about her opinion on the Gospels?

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

4. Why does Giuliana tell Giovanna she has trouble with Angela sometimes?

5. Who does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida she is more of a whore than?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mariano do to Giovanna when they meet for the first time again in Part IV that disgusts Giovanna?

2. Why does Giovanna hurt Silvestro in Part IV?

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

4. What anguishes Nella about Giovanna's bracelet?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Giovanna feel about her father, Andrea, as the novel begins? Why do you think Giovanna is so stung by Andrea's comment that she is beginning to resemble his estranged sister Vittoria? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Vittoria's graphic descriptions of her sexual encounters with Enzo make such a significant impression on Giovanna? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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