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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adolescence: 31-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lila not attend tutoring sessions in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) She does not want to attend them.
(b) She has flunked out of school.
(c) Her parents refuse to pay for them.
(d) Her family is moving.

2. What is the name of Lila's mother?
(a) Raffaella Cerullo.
(b) Ada Cerullo.
(c) Pinuccia Cerullo.
(d) Nunzia Cerullo.

3. How much money does Gino say the other boys bet him that Elena's breasts were padded in Adolescence: Chapter 3?
(a) 10 lire.
(b) 5 lire.
(c) 20 lire.
(d) 15 lire.

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

5. Why do Elena and Lila return home from their adventure to seek the sea in Childhood: Chapter 16?
(a) Because they witness a fight.
(b) Because they are chased by dogs.
(c) Because they miss their parents.
(d) Because they are caught in a rainstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What internal conflict does Lila express to Elena in her letter in Adolescence: Chapter 34?

2. What bar is described in Childhood: Chapter 18 that houses drunken riots and gambling?

3. Elena's mother tells her teacher that she does not want to pay for extra tutoring for Elena so that she can pass what exam in Childhood: Chapter 13?

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

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

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