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1. What is the narrative point of view of Forbidden Notebook?

The book features a first-person narrator. It shifts in tense between past and present, with the present often used for the protagonist's reflections and thoughts.

2. What happens when Valeria first gets home with the notebook?

Valeria looks around for somewhere to hide the notebook and realizes that she does not have anywhere of her own to put it. She has just thrown it in the ragbag when Mirella comes in and asks why her face is all red.

3. Why would the notebook be taken from Valeria if the family found it?

The notebook would be given to Riccardo to be used for his university notes or to Mirella for a diary. Michele would say she should give it to one of them.

4. What is Valeria called by the other characters?

To her family, including Michele, Valeria is "mamma." To her parents, she is "Bebe." She is not Valeria to anyone.

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