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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 much older is Nino Sarratore than Lila and Elena?
(a) 1 year older.
(b) 5 years older.
(c) 3 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

2. 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) 2nd grade.
(b) 4th grade.
(c) 5th grade.
(d) 3rd grade.

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

4. What does Lila ask Elena to do with the book she has written in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) She asks her to give it to her brother.
(b) She asks her to send it to a publisher.
(c) She asks her to give it to her mother.
(d) She asks her to give it to her teacher.

5. How are Elena's grades at the end of the school year in Adolescence: Chapter 9?
(a) She has the lowest marks in the class.
(b) She has failed out of school.
(c) She has the highest marks in the class.
(d) She has middling marks in the class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Melina's daughter who becomes scandalized in Adolescence: Chapter 8?

2. What is the title of the book that Lila writes in Childhood: Chapter 15?

3. Who is Don Achille's oldest son?

4. What is the name of Lila's mother?

5. By what mode of transportation does Elena accompany her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you describe Elena's behavior toward Rino in the phone calls in the Prologue and Chapters 1-3?

3. What is discovered when Lila's mother is called to school in Childhood: Chapter 6? Why is this significant?

4. How is Lila's sense of competition illustrated in Adolescence: Chapters 13-18?

5. What exposition does the author reveal in the Prologue and Chapters 1-3?

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

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

8. What is foreshadowed by the encounter between Lila, Elena, and the Solara brothers in Adolescence: Chapter 13?

9. How is the theme of envy illustrated in Childhood: Chapter 7?

10. What book do Lila and Elena purchase with the money from Don Achille in Childhood: Chapter 15? How does the book influence them?

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