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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. Why does Giovanna get in trouble in school in Part IV?

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

3. Where does Corrado want to go walking with Giovanna in Part IV?

4. Who charms Giovanna's school principal in her favor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Corrado and Giovanna in Part III?

2. What misgivings does Giovanna have about Giuliana's relationship with Roberto?

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Giovanna humiliated in Part III?

8. Why does Costanza give Giovanna her bracelet?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Giovanna's attitude towards her mother change over the course of the novel? 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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