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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adolescence: 49-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Adolescence: Chapter 22 means extremely poor or povery-stricken?
(a) Scrupulous.
(b) Impetus.
(c) Incendiary.
(d) Penurious.

2. How does Lila respond when she hears about the rumors about her in Adolescence: Chapter 46?
(a) She sends Rino to seek revenge.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She reads a public statement.
(d) She sends Antonio to seek revenge.

3. What business does the Cerullo family run in the narrative?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A wine store.

4. What class does Elena barely pass in Adolescence: Chapter 2?
(a) French.
(b) Greek.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lila's father?

2. Who repeatedly asks that Lila be sent to school in Childhood: Chapter 15?

3. At what time of day does Elena depart the summer home to return to her family in Adolescence: Chapter 35?

4. What does Rino show his father on a feast day in Adolescence: Chapter 23?

5. Who does Elena see in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 18, causing her affections for him to become reignited?

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