As we suspected, Melissa used the bathroom as an excuse to talk to Stefano. Joy is at home, but tells her mother everything is fine. Alice shows up and the focus of the conversation goes to Alice and Max.

It's time for the students to read their essays about living in another time. But Joy refuses. Nobody can figure her out.

Relations between Alice and Joy have become strained, but soon it will be Halloween, and everyone is thinking about what to dress up as.

Alice is still worried about Joy and talks to Stefano and Max about it, but they don't see things the same way. They're thinking about the party, as is Ivan, who catches up with Alice at a certain point. He may want to abandon his usual ghost costume.

Alice and Ivan go to the costume shop to choose something for him. Stefano and Max happen to see them together and wonder about it.

Joy and Alice make peace with each other and get ready for the Halloween party. Stefano and Max talk on the phone.

It's time for the Halloween party. Joy and Alice show up together, Max is by himself, clearly down in the dumps, and both Melissa and Joy are wondering why Stefano is absent.

There are some surprises at the Halloween party. Alice and Max have an interesting conversation about Ivan and Chiara. Melissa is up to her usual tricks. Joy is waiting for Stefano to show up.

The Halloween party has come and gone, and it's time to focus on other things, like school, including oral quizzes. L'interrogazione is the word for the teacher asking students questions about what they have learned in class and what they have studied at home. There are students who want to be called on and others who try to hide, and pray they won't be called on.

Poor Max is called on to talk about the Iliad. Whatever he doesn't know, Gian Maria does know and raises his hand constantly.

Alice is concerned about Max. Gianmaria knows very well that Max is in trouble and makes a proposal. In cooking class, Joy
decides she doesn't feel well and leaves.

Joy and Stefano have a brief conversation in the park. He doesn't push. Michelino shows up wanting to go over to the lawyer's house with Joy. The cooking team practices their new recipe at the bistro.

Max meets up with Gianmaria to give him the recipe, but is Gianmaria being straight with him? Joy and Alice have their pyjama party, but it's not much of a party.

Joy has trouble sleeping. Max isn't sleeping either because he is reading! At the cooking contest, Alice notices that Melissa is making the same recipe as the JAMS team.

Professor Capuana is one of the judges of the lasagna contest. He notices right away that two of the dishes look an awful lot alike. Later on, at the park, the JAMS have an uncomfortable discussion.

A triple interview of 3 teenagers who answer some basic questions about themselves. Are there more similarities or differences among them? Let's find out.

The 3 highschool kids tell us more about their types of schools and the subjects they are taking. Two of them give younger students some advice.

The three highschoolers answer questions about what time they eat and go to bed, what they like or miss about where they live, and much more.

Nineteen-year-old Martina tells us about herself. Her dreams have changed over the years, and she now has some concrete, long-term, and clearcut goals.

Maurizio is a young student from the province of Pescara, going to school (university) in Rome. He tells us a little bit about himself, and his life in Rome. This is an excellent opportunity to compare how Italian treats tenses with respect to English, especially the English present perfect, and present continuous.

Milena and Mattia meet at a restaurant and order grilled sandwiches and beer. They tell each other what they've been up to in the last few days. Milena spent a lot of time at home studying, while Mattia was busy practicing for a concert.

While Milena and Mattia are waiting to order, they talk about what they'll do that evening. Milena is going to go for a walk and Mattia would like to go with her. They agree to meet later, and set a time.

Get the inside story on going to university in Italy! Serena and Elena talk about how the school year is broken up, where you register, taking exams and how the grading works, what grade point average you need to pass, and much more.

Studying is not the only thing students do at the university. They like to have fun, too. Being from out of town, but too far away for a commute, Serena and Elena rent an apartment with other students. Find out what they like to do in the evenings!