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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 22 - April 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sandro give Mirella for her birthday?
(a) A ring.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A red coat.
(d) A pigskin purse.

2. What do Michele and the children do on Sundays?
(a) Go on a long walk.
(b) Sleep in.
(c) Go for a picnic.
(d) Read the international news together.

3. What does Riccardo say he would do if Mirella really was Sandro's lover?
(a) Throw her out of the house.
(b) Tell his father.
(c) Confront Sandro in the street.
(d) Convince her to end the relationship.

4. What does Valeria remember seeing through the window bars at school?
(a) The boys playing soccer in the field.
(b) The fascists passing in their black shirts.
(c) A man being arrested for stealing a bicycle.
(d) An assault.

5. When Valeria and Michele stay home instead of going to a movie, how does she feel when listening to Wagner?
(a) Filled with rage.
(b) Despairing, unable to forgive herself.
(c) Heroic and ready for rebellion or sacrifice.
(d) Unsettled and uncertain, unable to sit still.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Michele planned to do instead of remaining at the bank?

2. What does the director say when he hears Valeria had thought of coming to the office on Saturday but did not want to disturb him?

3. What did Valeria's father do when he heard there would be war?

4. How old is Clara?

5. Where was the war that broke out right after Valeria's birth?

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