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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 had Michele planned to do instead of remaining at the bank?
(a) Become a lawyer.
(b) Earn a teaching degree and teach or write.
(c) Work in sales.
(d) Enter politics.

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

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

4. How old is Mirella turning?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

5. What does Mirella sometimes wear at home in the winter?
(a) A coat.
(b) Ski pants.
(c) A wool scarf.
(d) A cloak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mirella want her parents to buy her with their Christmas bonus money?

2. Where did Valeria and Michele go on their honeymoon?

3. How had Riccardo earned money the previous year?

4. Until she started working, what would Valeria do with her old school friends occasionally?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The year before, what joke had the family made about Riccardo in Michele's tuxedo?

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

3. What is Valeria called by the other characters?

4. What is Riccardo's attitude toward his father?

5. When Valeria phone's Giovanna, trying to find Mirella, what does Giovanna's mother tell her?

6. What does Valeria buy for Mirella and Riccardo with Christmas Eve in mind?

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

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

9. Do Michele or Riccardo help Valeria when she is working in the kitchen?

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

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