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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Valeria buy for her husband and children to get them out of the home?
(a) Tickets to a show.
(b) Soccer tickets.
(c) A pet dog.
(d) A fancy lunch.

2. What does Valeria work on while her mother sews?
(a) She organizes her father's ties.
(b) She cleans in the kitchen.
(c) She knits.
(d) She writes in her diary.

3. How does Mirella know that Valeria will go to Giuliana's even though she says she will not?
(a) Valeria has already had her hat redone.
(b) Mirella read about it in her diary.
(c) Mirella heard her talking on the phone.
(d) Valeria was trying on her nice shoes.

4. What color is the director's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Mostly white.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Riccardo say that Marina enjoys?

2. Who invites Riccardo and Mirella to a dance?

3. What does Mirella sometimes wear at home in the winter?

4. According to Riccardo, what is Sandro's reputation?

5. What symptom is accepted as the sign of true illness in the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Valeria react when kissed or complimented in front of the children? How do her children react?

2. What does Valeria remember telling the children during the war?

3. After hearing about Mirella being seen coming out of Sandro's building, what does Valeria read about in the paper?

4. What happens when the family tries to find a replacement tuxedo for Riccardo?

5. What does Valeria do every year in early December?

6. What date do Valeria's friends make at the birthday tea, and why can she not come?

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

8. What is Michele's father like? How does he behave on Mirella's birthday?

9. What does Valeria keep in her office drawer and what is its importance to her?

10. How does Valeria react when the man watches her entering her office?

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