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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much older is Lila's brother Rino than her?
(a) 3 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 4 years older.
(d) 6 years older.

4. By what mode of transportation does Elena accompany her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?
(a) By bus.
(b) By carriage.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By subway.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the neighborhood don that heads the neighborhood where Lila and Elena grow up?

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

4. Why are Elena and Lila going into Don Achille's apartment building in Childhood: Chapter 10?

5. How old are Lila and Elena when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Don Achille play in the plot of My Brilliant Friend?

2. What is foreshadowed by Lila's newfound obsession with shoemaking in Adolescence: Chapters 4-6?

3. What themes are predominant in Adolescence: Chapters 13-18?

4. How does Lila respond to jealousies over Elena in Adolescence: Chapters 3 and 4?

5. What is related of Donato Saratorre's story in Childhood: Chapter 4?

6. How does Lila's character perceive wealth in the narrative?

7. How would you describe the development of Lila and Elena's relationship in Adolescence: Chapters 7-12?

8. How does Elena's first menstruation influence her relationship with Lila?

9. What leads to the family feuds and violence that erupts in Childhood: Chapters 8 and 9?

10. How would you describe Elena's relationship with her parents in the novel?

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