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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Elena from?
(a) Naples.
(b) Turin.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Florence.

3. What object does Lila say she wished she owned in Adolescence: Chapter 14?
(a) A blue dress.
(b) A television.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) A wedding ring.

4. What is the title of the book that Lila writes in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) The White Lion.
(b) The Winter's Solace.
(c) The Summer Day.
(d) The Blue Fairy.

5. Who wrote the novel Little Women?
(a) Louisia May Alcott.
(b) Charlotte Bronte.
(c) Emily Bronte.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

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

7. What advice does Elena give to Lila's son in Chapter 1?
(a) To get married.
(b) To come and stay with her.
(c) To get a divorce.
(d) Not to look for his mother.

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

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

10. How is Melina Cappuccio related to Lila?
(a) She is Lila's daughter
(b) She is related to Lila's mother.
(c) .She is Lila's mother.
(d) She is related to Lila's father.

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

12. What is the name of Carmela Peluso's older brother?
(a) Fernando.
(b) Pasquale.
(c) Don Achille.
(d) Antonio.

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

14. What grade are Lila and Elena in when they are pitted against the two smartest boys in fourth grade in the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 8?
(a) 5th grade.
(b) 3rd grade.
(c) 2nd grade.
(d) 4th grade.

15. Why are Elena and Lila going into Don Achille's apartment building in Childhood: Chapter 10?
(a) To visit his daughter.
(b) To bring him bread.
(c) To retrieve their dolls.
(d) To ask for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nino say to Elena on their way to school in Childhood: Chapter 11?

2. Whose old carpenter shop has been transformed into a grocery in Adolescence: Chapter 7?

3. Where does Rino begin working at a young age?

4. Why has Lila's son called Elena in the Prologue?

5. Who explains menstruation to Elena after she begins menstruating in Adolescence: Chapter 2?

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