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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adolescence: 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How has Lila been injured in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 2?
(a) Her arm is broken.
(b) Her leg is broken.
(c) Her hand is broken.
(d) Her hip is broken.

3. The Prologue of My Brilliant Friend takes place how many years after the beginning of Elena's narrative?
(a) 30 years later.
(b) 60 years later.
(c) 5 years later.
(d) 10 years later.

4. Who wrote the novel Little Women?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Louisia May Alcott.
(c) Charlotte Bronte.
(d) Emily Bronte.

5. Where is Elena from?
(a) Naples.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Florence.
(d) Turin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Elena and Lila set out to write a novel in Childhood: Chapter 15?

2. At what age did Lila teach herself to read and write?

3. What is Lila's age in the contemporary timeline in Chapter 3?

4. What gift does Enzo give to Lila in Childhood: Chapter 12?

5. What is Donato Sarratore's profession?

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