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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 Corrado bring to Giovanna from Vittoria?
2. Why does Giuliana want Angela and Giovanna to meet Roberto?
3. What does Corrado say Rosario will do to Roberto if he starts thinking Giovanna likes Roberto?
4. Why does Giovanna feel out of place at church after hearing Roberto speak?
5. What is Giovanna's reaction to her father's leaving her and her mother for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Giovanna think about Andrea's handling of her school principal?
2. Why does Giovanna hurt Silvestro in Part IV?
3. What does Giovanna say to Don Giacomo in Part IV that he does not hear because she says it too softly?
4. Why is Giovanna humiliated in Part III?
5. Why does Andrea ask Giovanna to give the bracelet back to Costanza in Part III?
6. What misgivings does Giovanna have about Giuliana's relationship with Roberto?
7. What does Corrado tell Giovanna about Rosario's feelings for her that shocks her in Part IV?
8. Why does Nella tell Giovanna she finds she can not hate Andrea?
9. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna she likes most about her fiance Roberto?
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
How does Giovanna's attitude towards her mother change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the connections Giovanna draws between anxiety and ugliness at the beginning of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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