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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Childhood: 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Lila's father?
(a) Nino Sarratore.
(b) Rino Cerullo.
(c) Don Achille Carracci.
(d) Fernando Cerullo.

2. How does Elena describe Lila injuring Enzo in Childhood: Chapter 3?
(a) She stabs him with a small knife.
(b) She trips him.
(c) She hits him in the calf with a rock.
(d) She hits him with a large stick.

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

4. Why has Lila's son called Elena in the Prologue?
(a) Lila has died.
(b) Lila is missing.
(c) Lila's husband has died.
(d) Lila has been arrested.

5. Who is the neighborhood don that heads the neighborhood where Lila and Elena grow up?
(a) Fernando Cerullo.
(b) Alfonso Carracci.
(c) Stefano Carracci.
(d) Don Achille Carracci.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elena live in the Prologue of the novel?

2. What business does the Cerullo family run in the narrative?

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

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

5. Who is Lila and Elena's teacher when they first meet?

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