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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What food does Valeria remember from Riccardo's younger years?
2. On the day when Valeria and Guido walk through the city together, what color are many women wearing?
3. What does Michele do after drying Valeria's eyes with his handkerchief?
4. How does Clara describe Michele's script in talking to Valeria?
5. What does Mirella tell Valeria she respects?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Clara tell Valeria about Michele's film?
2. Why does Valeria not like Marina?
3. What is the film about, that Michele and Valeria see together?
4. How does Valeria feel in Guido's car?
5. Why does Sandro say it is hard for Valeria to understand her daughter?
6. What does Mirella say to Valeria about authority?
7. When does Valeria think her anxiety started? What does she attribute it to?
8. How does Michele reply when Valeria points out to him that Mirella still is not home?
9. How has Michele's opinion of Clara changed?
10. Describe Guido and Valeria's walk to San Carlo church.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Valeria an unreliable narrator? If so, under what circumstances or regarding which topics or characters do you believe this to be the case?
Essay Topic 2
What is the message of the book's conclusion? What lesson or statement does it communicate?
Essay Topic 3
What is the understanding of freedom in the novel? Who has it? When is it promised? How important is it?
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