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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. With whom does Lila suggest she and Elena go dancing with in Adolescence: Chapter 14?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Pasquale.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Stefano.

2. What is the name of Lila's son who has called Elena in the Prologue?
(a) Stefano.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Rino.

3. Why are Elena and Lila going into Don Achille's apartment building in Childhood: Chapter 10?
(a) To retrieve their dolls.
(b) To visit his daughter.
(c) To ask for money.
(d) To bring him bread.

4. Who is the neighborhood don that heads the neighborhood where Lila and Elena grow up?
(a) Fernando Cerullo.
(b) Stefano Carracci.
(c) Don Achille Carracci.
(d) Alfonso Carracci.

5. At whose house are Lila and Elena at during their conversation in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?
(a) Elisa Greco's house.
(b) Stefano Carracci's house.
(c) Maestra Oliviero's house.
(d) Nino Sarratore's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Donato Sarratore's wife?

2. What has Lila become obsessed with in Adolescence: Chapter 4?

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

4. What year does the narrative begin in Childhood: Chapter 1?

5. How much older is Lila's brother Rino than her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How would you describe Lila's demeanor at the age of six?

5. What information does Elena learn from Rino in Chapter 3? How does she react to this information?

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

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

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

9. What romantic gestures are seen in Lila and Elena's narratives in Childhood: Chapter 11?

10. What questions does Donato Sarratore's book of poetry elicit after its publication?

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