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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the strange phenomena that Lila describes in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?
(a) "Evolving margins."
(b) "Fade out."
(c) "Experience theory."
(d) "Dissolving margins."

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

3. What is the name of Lila's son who has called Elena in the Prologue?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Rino.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Stefano.

4. Who is the son of Don Achille that is in the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 8?
(a) Fernando Cerullo.
(b) Rino Cerullo.
(c) Alfonso Carracci.
(d) Stefano Carracci.

5. What is the name of Melina's daughter who becomes scandalized in Adolescence: Chapter 8?
(a) Ada.
(b) Alana.
(c) Lidia.
(d) Maria.

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

7. What class does Lila's family agree to enroll her in, in Adolescence: Chapter 2?
(a) Stenography.
(b) History.
(c) Cartography.
(d) Geology.

8. Whose book of poetry has Melina just read in Adolescence: Chapter 10?
(a) Maestra Oliviero's.
(b) Donato Sarratore's.
(c) Fernando Cerullo's.
(d) Nino Sarratore's.

9. Who threatens Lila after the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 9?
(a) Stefano Carracci.
(b) Elisa Greco.
(c) Rino Cerullo.
(d) Maestra Oliviero.

10. What mountain does Elena describe seeing when she accompanies her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?
(a) Mount Shasta.
(b) Mount Vesuvius.
(c) Gran Paradiso.
(d) Mount Blanc.

11. What is Enzo's father's profession?
(a) He is a taxi driver.
(b) He is a railroad worker.
(c) He ia a grocery cart attendant.
(d) He is a potato farmer.

12. What is the name of Elena's youngest sibling?
(a) Maestra Oliviero.
(b) Elisa Greco.
(c) Raffaella Cerullo.
(d) Nunzia Cerullo.

13. At whose house are Lila and Elena at during their conversation in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?
(a) Stefano Carracci's house.
(b) Nino Sarratore's house.
(c) Elisa Greco's house.
(d) Maestra Oliviero's house.

14. What weapon does Lila pull out to threaten her attackers with in Adolescence: Chapter 13?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A gun.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A knife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lila initially respond to Enzo's gift in Childhood: Chapter 12?

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

3. With whom does Lila suggest she and Elena go dancing with in Adolescence: Chapter 14?

4. What does Elena describe Enzo doing in Childhood: Chapter 3?

5. How does Elena describe Lila injuring Enzo in Childhood: Chapter 3?

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