Bianca come il latte, rosso come il sangue

Question 1

quote

Answer 1

Beatrice con uno sguardo ti fa sognare. Beatrice e’ rossa. Silvia e azzurra, come tutti gli amici veri. Il supplente invece e’ solo una macchiolina nera in una giornata Sfiga! Sfiga! Sfighissimia!

Question 2

Summary

Answer 2

Leo - ordinary 16 yr old

Story of love, loss and ordinary life

Question 3

Leo - age, likes

Answer 3

ordinary, 16

likes to hang out w/ friends, music, soccer and zip around on his “bat-cinquantino”(scooter)

Question 4

Leo - dislikes

Answer 4

school, teachers (sfigati - nerds) or parents - they dont understand him

Question 5

Leo - love with

Answer 5

Beatrice - red hair, green eyes

he’s too shy in front of her to declare feelings

Question 6

Leo - strategy

Answer 6

Silvia to get Beatrice’s number
Sends long messages to her
No reply - sad, pessimistic mood

Question 7

Leo and teacher he likes

Answer 7

Philosophy - new teacher - “il sognatore” - encourages to live intensely and follow dreams

Question 8

Beatrice

Answer 8

Leo musters courage to talk to her after reflection on il sognatore’s words. but she isnt in school - leukaemia

Question 9

Leo donates and as this starts

Answer 9

blood - needs parents permission - parents are happy and proud - he’s a “man”. Improves father -son relation

Question 10

Leo writes

Answer 10

letter to tell Beatrice he donated his blood to her because he loves her. But she isn’t home, she’s in hospital.

Question 11

Leo goes to

Answer 11

hospital on scooter, accident, ends up in hospital and visits Bea.

Question 12

Leo realises how

Answer 12

sick and weak Beatrice is. After the visit of his teacher and parents he continues to visit her. But when he finds her unrecognisable from the sickness, far from the beauty of the girl he loves, he cannot accept it and runs away.

Question 13

leo runs from

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image of beatrice and himself. doesnt return home. parents worry, search everywhere.

Question 14

leo falls asleep on

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fav red bench Panchina”. SIlvia finds him. Even though his parents are that angry he argues with all of them and isolates himself more and more.

Question 15

leo feels depressed but

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after long chat w/ il sognatore - invites him for an ice cream - helps him.

Question 16

il sognatore helps leo understand that

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mistakes, cowards moments and sadness are all a part of life. and if he really wants to help Beatrice this is not the moment to give up his dream.

Question 17

Thanks to the intermediary of Silvia, leo starts to

Answer 17

visit Bea at home.

First time they talk together. Bea tells him she never got any messages but that she knows he gave his blood for her.

Question 18

The potential best moment of the book, why?

Answer 18

when they first talk. because they start a beautiful relationship despite Bea’s deteriorating health and they help each other a lot.

Question 19

How leo helps bea

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to continue to believe in her dreams - how to play guitar. helps her travel” via powerpoints. helps her write her personal journal.

Question 20

How bea helps leo

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to understand the importance of dreams.
get good results at school.
make peace with his friends and get closer to his parents.
in particular the relationship with Silvia changes. Thanks to the conversations with Bea Leo realises that he might be in love with Silvia and decides to tell her.

Question 21

The moment of clarity in Leo s life

Answer 21

when he realises he might be in love with Silvia. It doesn’t last long. She confesses that she gave a fake number for Bea - by initerrupting his professing his feelings. Leo feels betrayed and leaves with the intention to never forgive her

Question 22

Death of Bea

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arrives when leo has only just found out that Silvia gave him fake number - lied to him