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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bar is described in Childhood: Chapter 18 that houses drunken riots and gambling?
(a) The Bar Greco.
(b) The Bar Cerullo.
(c) The Bar Sarratore.
(d) The Bar Solara.

2. How is Melina Cappuccio related to Lila?
(a) .She is Lila's mother.
(b) She is related to Lila's father.
(c) She is Lila's daughter
(d) She is related to Lila's mother.

3. What does Lila ask Elena to do with the book she has written in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) She asks her to give it to her teacher.
(b) She asks her to give it to her brother.
(c) She asks her to send it to a publisher.
(d) She asks her to give it to her mother.

4. Who is Lila and Elena's teacher when they first meet?
(a) Carmela Paluso.
(b) Rino Cerullo.
(c) Maestra Oliviero.
(d) Alfonso Carracci.

5. Elena's mother tells her teacher that she does not want to pay for extra tutoring for Elena so that she can pass what exam in Childhood: Chapter 13?
(a) The college entrance exam.
(b) The high school entrance exam.
(c) The junior high school entrance exam.
(d) The middle school entrance exam.

6. How much older is Nino Sarratore than Lila and Elena?
(a) 5 years older.
(b) 1 year older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

7. What does Elena describe Enzo doing in Childhood: Chapter 3?
(a) Proposing to Lila.
(b) Robbing a bank.
(c) Throwing rocks at her and Lila.
(d) Running away from home.

8. What kind of apprenticeship does Elena describe Donato Sarratore finding for Melina Cappuccio's son in Childhood: Chapter 5?
(a) An apprenticeship as a rail worker.
(b) An apprentice as a baker.
(c) An apprentice as a newspaper editor.
(d) An apprentice as a teacher.

9. Why are Elena and Lila going into Don Achille's apartment building in Childhood: Chapter 10?
(a) To visit his daughter.
(b) To bring him bread.
(c) To ask for money.
(d) To retrieve their dolls.

10. Who blows a kiss at Lila and causes a fight in Adolescence: Chapter 16?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A pizza maker.

11. Who runs the grocery that has been made in the old carpenter shop in Adolescence: Chapter 7?
(a) Stefano Carracci.
(b) Alfonso Carracci.
(c) Nino Sarratore.
(d) Rino Cerullo.

12. Why do Elena and Lila return home from their adventure to seek the sea in Childhood: Chapter 16?
(a) Because they are caught in a rainstorm.
(b) Because they are chased by dogs.
(c) Because they miss their parents.
(d) Because they witness a fight.

13. What mountain does Elena describe seeing when she accompanies her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?
(a) Mount Blanc.
(b) Mount Vesuvius.
(c) Gran Paradiso.
(d) Mount Shasta.

14. How old are Lila and Elena during their conversation in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

15. Where does Elena live in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) London.
(b) Turin.
(c) Naples.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Enzo's father's profession?

2. By what mode of transportation does Elena accompany her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?

3. What item of jewelry belonging to Elena is damaged in Adolescence: Chapter 13?

4. Who "defends" Lila when a man blows a kiss at her in Adolescence: Chapter 16?

5. What is the name of Elena's youngest sibling?

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