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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the way Vittoria usually speaks that Giovanna is not used to?
(a) She speaks in French.
(b) She speaks in dialect.
(c) She speaks in Spanish.
(d) She speaks in German.

2. What kind of car does Vittoria drive?
(a) A Puegot.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Fiat 500.
(d) A Honda.

3. Why is Ida sometimes aggressive towards Angela and Giovanna?
(a) She is afraid of being left out.
(b) She and her sister Angela fight all the time.
(c) She does not really like Giovanna.
(d) She gets agitated at night in the dark.

4. Where in Italy does Giovanna live?
(a) Rome.
(b) Naples.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

5. What had Vittoria wanted to do as a career that she says Andrea looked down upon?
(a) Become a dancer.
(b) Become an actor.
(c) Become a landscaper.
(d) Become a painter.

6. What street does Giovanna live on?
(a) San Lucia dei Radi.
(b) San Giacomo dei Capri.
(c) La Strada Mina.
(d) La Strada Frida.

7. What is Giovanna's mother's name?
(a) Borsa.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Nella.
(d) Rellena.

8. What does Nella tell Giovanna about Vittoria's impact on hers and Andrea's relationships with the rest of Andrea's family?
(a) Vittoria helped them make amends with one sister of Andrea's.
(b) Vittoria ruined their relationship with the entire rest of the family.
(c) Vittoria ruined their relationship only with one brother of Andrea's.
(d) Vittoria facilitated their relationship with the entire rest of the family.

9. What does Giovanna tell Vittoria about her mother's friendship with Costanza?
(a) That Nella suspects Costanza is cheating on Mariano.
(b) That Nella is somewhat dominated by Costanza.
(c) That Nella hates Costanza secretly.
(d) That Nella thinks Costanza is a terrible snob.

10. What does Vittoria compliment Costanza on?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her bracelet.
(d) Her hair.

11. Why does Costanza say she is giving her beautiful bracelet to Giovanna?
(a) She says she has always thought it would look better on Giovanna.
(b) She says she needs to give away all her jewelry.
(c) She says it actually belongs to Giovanna.
(d) She says the bracelet makes Mariano angry.

12. What lie does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida for the first time in Part II?
(a) Her grandmother used to make her hot chocolate.
(b) Her mother is actually a princess.
(c) Her aunt is kind and quiet.
(d) She has already had sex.

13. Why does Giovanna secretly go through her parents' photo albums?
(a) To see if she can find out why her father is so poor.
(b) To see if she can find pictures of Vittoria.
(c) To see if she can find out why her mother is so sad.
(d) To see if she can find pictures of her long-lost brother.

14. Who is the priest Vittoria introduces Giovanna to?
(a) Don Giacomo.
(b) Don Rollo.
(c) Don Giovanni.
(d) Don Johnson.

15. What habit does Vittoria engage in that Giovanna does not see most other people in her life doing?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Drinking coffee.
(c) Chewing tobacco.
(d) Smoking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Giovanna first visit Vittoria?

2. What is one thing that strikes Giovanna as odd about the fight she hears about that her father and Mariano have in Part II?

3. What does Giovanna have planned for May 23 in Part II?

4. When does Vittoria tell Nella she will bring Giovanna back from their trip in Part II?

5. What does Andrea say to Giovanna at the end of Part II that devastates her?

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