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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What grade are Lila and Elena in when they are pitted against the two smartest boys in fourth grade in the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 8?
(a) 3rd grade.
(b) 2nd grade.
(c) 5th grade.
(d) 4th grade.

3. What has Lila become obsessed with in Adolescence: Chapter 4?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Shoemaking.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Cartography.

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

5. 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) 10 years later.
(d) 5 years later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son of Don Achille that is in the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 8?

2. How is Melina Cappuccio related to Lila?

3. Who is the neighborhood don that heads the neighborhood where Lila and Elena grow up?

4. How does Lila initially respond to Enzo's gift in Childhood: Chapter 12?

5. Who is Don Achille's oldest son?

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