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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. Why does Costanza ask Giovanna to take off the bracelet in Part III?
(a) It is too painful for Costanza to see again.
(b) Angela and Ida do not know she gave it to Giovanna.
(c) She wants it back from Giovanna.
(d) Andrea will think Giovanna stole it.

2. What does Mariano bring to Giovanna's house the first time he visits in Part IV?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) Bread.

3. What does Mariano do the first time he and Giovanna meet after her parents' breakup that annoys Giovanna?
(a) Looks at Giovanna's breasts.
(b) Tells Giovanna to get a job.
(c) Compliments Giovanna's hair.
(d) Insults Giovanna for not passing school for the year.

4. What paper does Andrea begin to write frequently for?
(a) Romano.
(b) Unita.
(c) The Daily Besto.
(d) El Posto.

5. What does Giovanna's desk mate tell her Silvestro said about her?
(a) That she is a drunk.
(b) That she has a nice body but an ugly face.
(c) That she does not speak well.
(d) That she is from a broke family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanna think after she hears Roberto speak for the first time?

2. Who does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida she is more of a whore than?

3. Who charms Giovanna's school principal in her favor?

4. What is Giovanna's reaction to her father's leaving her and her mother for the first time?

5. Who else does Giovanna discover has torturous thoughts about the bracelet in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrea ask Giovanna to give the bracelet back to Costanza in Part III?

2. How does Andrea react to the knowledge that Giovanna is friends with Roberto Matese?

3. In Part III, what does Giovanna tell Angela and Ida about her love life?

4. Why does Giovanna get so upset and turn pale in Part III at her father's new house with Costanza?

5. What is one thing Giovanna hates about the Gospels?

6. Why is Giovanna humiliated in Part III?

7. What does Giuliana tell Giovanna she likes most about her fiance Roberto?

8. What does Giovanna say to Don Giacomo in Part IV that he does not hear because she says it too softly?

9. What does Corrado tell Giovanna about Rosario's feelings for her that shocks her in Part IV?

10. Who does Vittoria tell Giovanna she should come to hear speak in her church in Part III?

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