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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Don Achille appear to Lila and Elena when he comes to the door in Childhood: Chapter 14?
(a) He appears like a crazy man.
(b) He appears like a normal man.
(c) He appears like a homeless man.
(d) He appears like a murderer.

2. Who explains menstruation to Elena after she begins menstruating in Adolescence: Chapter 2?
(a) Nunzia Cerullo.
(b) Carmela Paluso.
(c) Maestra Oliviero.
(d) Lidia.

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

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

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

6. How does Lila initially respond to Enzo's gift in Childhood: Chapter 12?
(a) She takes the gift happily.
(b) She asks her mother if she can accept the gift.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She refuses it.

7. Who "defends" Lila when a man blows a kiss at her in Adolescence: Chapter 16?
(a) Rino.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Pasquale.
(d) Nino.

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

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

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

11. Who drives the grocery cart for the new grocery store in Adolescence: Chapter 7?
(a) Marcello.
(b) Rino.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Enzo.

12. Who is Melina's son that gets beaten up in Adolescence: Chapter 8?
(a) Rino.
(b) Alberto.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Alfonso.

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

14. What is the name of Lila's older brother?
(a) Stefano Carracci.
(b) Fernando Cerullo.
(c) Rino Cerullo.
(d) Don Achille Carracci.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Enzo give to Lila in Childhood: Chapter 12?

2. What is Lila's age in the contemporary timeline in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. Who repeatedly asks that Lila be sent to school in Childhood: Chapter 15?

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