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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 Lila's son who has called Elena in the Prologue?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Rino.
(c) Stefano.
(d) Alberto.
2. What business does the Cerullo family run in the narrative?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A wine store.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A shoe store.
3. Who offers Elena a ride home from school in Adolescence: Chapter 8?
(a) Don Achille Carracci.
(b) Maestra Oliviero.
(c) The Solara brothers.
(d) Fernando Cerullo.
4. Who does Elena see in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 18, causing her affections for him to become reignited?
(a) Pasquale Paluso.
(b) Nino Saratorre.
(c) Stefano Carracci.
(d) Alfonso Carracci.
5. What bar is described in Childhood: Chapter 18 that houses drunken riots and gambling?
(a) The Bar Greco.
(b) The Bar Sarratore.
(c) The Bar Solara.
(d) The Bar Cerullo.
Short Answer Questions
1. What advice does Elena give to Lila's son in Chapter 1?
2. Who explains menstruation to Elena after she begins menstruating in Adolescence: Chapter 2?
3. Where does Elena live in the Prologue of the novel?
4. What is Gino's father's profession?
5. Why do Elena and Lila set out to write a novel in Childhood: Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. What questions does Donato Sarratore's book of poetry elicit after its publication?
2. How is Lila's sense of competition illustrated in Adolescence: Chapters 13-18?
3. How does Lila's behavior toward Elena change once Lila is no longer in school?
4. How would you describe Elena's relationship with her parents in the novel?
5. What leads to the family feuds and violence that erupts in Childhood: Chapters 8 and 9?
6. How would you describe Elena's behavior toward Rino in the phone calls in the Prologue and Chapters 1-3?
7. How is the theme of envy illustrated in Childhood: Chapter 7?
8. What is discovered of Lila's belongings and mementos in Chapters 2 and 3?
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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