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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who runs the grocery that has been made in the old carpenter shop in Adolescence: Chapter 7?
(a) Nino Sarratore.
(b) Rino Cerullo.
(c) Stefano Carracci.
(d) Alfonso Carracci.

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

3. What does Elena describe Enzo doing in Childhood: Chapter 3?
(a) Running away from home.
(b) Proposing to Lila.
(c) Throwing rocks at her and Lila.
(d) Robbing a bank.

4. How many library cards does Lila have in Adolescence: Chapter 7?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

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

9. What is Lila's full name?
(a) Raffaella Cerullo.
(b) Marilla Cerullo.
(c) Lidia Cerullo.
(d) Nunzia Cerullo.

10. 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) 20 lire.
(c) 5 lire.
(d) 15 lire.

11. Who repeatedly asks that Lila be sent to school in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) Rino.

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

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

14. In Adolescence: Chapter 15, Elena is fuming because Lila has begun studying what language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) English.

15. What item of jewelry belonging to Elena is damaged in Adolescence: Chapter 13?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A brooch.
(d) A ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Donato Sarratore's wife?

2. What business does the Cerullo family run in the narrative?

3. Who is Don Achille's oldest son?

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

5. Who wrote the novel Little Women?

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