View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Riccardo say that Marina enjoys?
(a) Going to the movies.
(b) Staying at home with her father.
(c) Studying.
(d) Dancing.

2. What does Valeria buy on the way to the tobacco shop?
(a) Flour.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Milk.

3. When Mirella tells Valeria that she has only one thing on her side in getting married, what is it?
(a) A respected name.
(b) A father with a political position.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Youth.

4. Along with the red coat and tartan skirt, what does Valeria buy for Mirella?
(a) A red purse.
(b) A pair of socks.
(c) A watch.
(d) A bottle of perfume.

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

6. What does Michele call Valeria?
(a) Mamma.
(b) Honey.
(c) Valeria.
(d) Bebe.

7. What does Valeria realize when she is reading her old letters to Michele?
(a) She no longer loves him.
(b) She had been greedy.
(c) He does not know her at all.
(d) He used to be kinder.

8. What is Mirella's new purse made of?
(a) Velvet.
(b) Pigskin.
(c) Suede.
(d) Calfskin.

9. What does Valeria plan to open on Christmas Eve?
(a) Cava.
(b) Spumante.
(c) Prosecco.
(d) Champagne.

10. Where did Valeria once go on vacation?
(a) Tuscany.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Napoli.
(d) Marseille.

11. What kind of car does Sandro Cantoni drive?
(a) Alfa Romeo.
(b) Osca.
(c) Fiat.
(d) Lancia.

12. What will Mirella's schedule be at work?
(a) Six days a week, 8-4 p.m.
(b) Weekdays, 9-5 p.m.
(c) Every afternoon, 4-8 p.m.
(d) Mondays and Thursdays, 8-4 p.m

13. What is Valeria's Epiphany gift for Michele?
(a) A watch.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) German chocolate.
(d) A pair of gloves.

14. What did Mirella stop believing in before Riccardo?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The Easter Bunny.
(c) Justice.
(d) The Befana.

15. Where is Riccardo planning to go after getting his degree?
(a) Sao Paulo.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Milan.
(d) Buenos Aires.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mirella know that Valeria will go to Giuliana's even though she says she will not?

3. Why does Valeria's mother say she does not like armchairs?

4. How does Giacinta get extra money from her husband?

5. What does Valeria work on while her mother sews?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 433 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample