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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 26, 1950 - January 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What composer does Michele especially like?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Brahms.
(d) Liszt.

2. Until she started working, what would Valeria do with her old school friends occasionally?
(a) Have lunch in town.
(b) Play cards in the afternoon.
(c) Sit in the palazzi.
(d) Sewing.

3. What has Clara Poletti become since her divorce?
(a) A maid.
(b) A painter.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A screenwriter.

4. What does Valeria's father do that annoys her mother?
(a) He leaves his ties on the bed.
(b) He snores in the night.
(c) He refuses to attend Mass.
(d) He goes on long walks.

5. What vegetable does Valeria talk about with her mother?
(a) Peppers.
(b) Artichokes.
(c) Eggplants.
(d) Green beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Riccardo and Mirella to a dance?

2. What was Valeria's father's job?

3. Why can Riccardo not go the Christmas Eve dance?

4. What is the "single source of happiness" (26) which Valeria fears losing?

5. When Mirella tells Valeria that she has only one thing on her side in getting married, what is it?

(see the answer key)

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