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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 do Elena and Lila set out to write a novel in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) To be respected.
(b) To impress their parents.
(c) To attain wealth.
(d) To become famous.

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

3. What year does the narrative begin in Childhood: Chapter 1?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1944.

4. Who is the son of Don Achille that is in the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 8?
(a) Alfonso Carracci.
(b) Rino Cerullo.
(c) Fernando Cerullo.
(d) Stefano Carracci.

5. Where does Rino begin working at a young age?
(a) On a rail line.
(b) At a factory in the city.
(c) At his uncle's bakery.
(d) His father's shoe store.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Lila's brother Rino than her?

2. The Prologue of My Brilliant Friend takes place how many years after the beginning of Elena's narrative?

3. 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?

4. What is the title of the book that Lila writes in Childhood: Chapter 15?

5. Who wrote the novel Little Women?

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