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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose old carpenter shop has been transformed into a grocery in Adolescence: Chapter 7?
(a) The Carracis' shop.
(b) The Olivieros' shop.
(c) The Cerullos' shop.
(d) The Pelusos' shop.

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

3. What holiday are Lila and Elena celebrating during their conversation in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?
(a) Christimas Eve.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Easter.
(d) New Year's Eve.

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

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

6. Who grabs Elena when she haughtily turns him away in Adolescence: Chapter 13?
(a) Marcello Solara.
(b) Alfonso Carracci.
(c) Pasquale Paluso.
(d) Nino Sarratore.

7. How has Lila been injured in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 2?
(a) Her leg is broken.
(b) Her arm is broken.
(c) Her hand is broken.
(d) Her hip is broken.

8. What subject does Lila offer to study with Elena in Adolescence: Chapter 6?
(a) Biology.
(b) Latin.
(c) Geology.
(d) History.

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

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

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

12. What is Gino's father's profession?
(a) He is a baker.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a pharmacist.
(d) He is a butcher.

13. What is Lila's age in the contemporary timeline in Chapter 3?
(a) 39.
(b) 66.
(c) 59.
(d) 72.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Elena's grades at the end of the school year in Adolescence: Chapter 9?

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

3. Where is Elena from?

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

5. At whose house are Lila and Elena at during their conversation in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?

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