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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Childhood: 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much older is Nino Sarratore than Lila and Elena?
(a) 1 year older.
(b) 5 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

3. What does Elena describe Enzo doing in Childhood: Chapter 3?
(a) Throwing rocks at her and Lila.
(b) Robbing a bank.
(c) Proposing to Lila.
(d) Running away from home.

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

5. How old are Lila and Elena when they first meet?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Elena from?

2. When was Little Women published?

3. What is the name of Elena's youngest sibling?

4. How does Don Achille appear to Lila and Elena when he comes to the door in Childhood: Chapter 14?

5. What is Lila's full name?

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