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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. How many library cards does Lila have in Adolescence: Chapter 7?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.
2. What year does the narrative begin in Childhood: Chapter 1?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1958.
3. Who grabs Elena when she haughtily turns him away in Adolescence: Chapter 13?
(a) Pasquale Paluso.
(b) Alfonso Carracci.
(c) Nino Sarratore.
(d) Marcello Solara.
4. Who wrote the novel Little Women?
(a) Louisia May Alcott.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Emily Bronte.
(d) Charlotte Bronte.
5. Where does Rino begin working at a young age?
(a) On a rail line.
(b) At his uncle's bakery.
(c) His father's shoe store.
(d) At a factory in the city.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the neighborhood don that heads the neighborhood where Lila and Elena grow up?
2. Why has Lila's son called Elena in the Prologue?
3. How much older is Nino Sarratore than Lila and Elena?
4. What are the names of the Solara brothers?
5. The Prologue of My Brilliant Friend takes place how many years after the beginning of Elena's narrative?
Short Essay Questions
1. What themes are predominant in Adolescence: Chapters 13-18?
2. How does Don Achille respond to Lila asking for their dolls in Childhood: Chapter 14? What is revealed of his character through is response?
3. How does Lila's character perceive wealth in the narrative?
4. How would you describe Lila's demeanor at the age of six?
5. What is foreshadowed by Lila's newfound obsession with shoemaking in Adolescence: Chapters 4-6?
6. What new characters are introduced in Adolescence: Chapters 7 and 8? How are they described?
7. What role does Don Achille play in the plot of My Brilliant Friend?
8. What is related of Donato Saratorre's story in Childhood: Chapter 4?
9. What leads to the family feuds and violence that erupts in Childhood: Chapters 8 and 9?
10. What is foreshadowed by the encounter between Lila, Elena, and the Solara brothers in Adolescence: Chapter 13?
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