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

2. Who wrote the novel Little Women?
(a) Emily Bronte.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Louisia May Alcott.
(d) Charlotte Bronte.

3. What is the name of Lila's father?
(a) Nino Sarratore.
(b) Rino Cerullo.
(c) Don Achille Carracci.
(d) Fernando Cerullo.

4. What is the strange phenomena that Lila describes in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?
(a) "Dissolving margins."
(b) "Evolving margins."
(c) "Fade out."
(d) "Experience theory."

5. What year does the narrative begin in Childhood: Chapter 1?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lila's full name?

3. How has Lila been injured in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 2?

4. What mountain does Elena describe seeing when she accompanies her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?

5. Where is Elena from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Lila's inability to continue in school past elementary school in the narrative?

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

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

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

5. What is foreshadowed by the attentions paid to Lila during the outing in the city in Adolescence: Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the onset of adolescence affect both Lila and Elena?

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