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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 happens to Elena's glasses in Adolescence: Chapter 42?
(a) They get trampled at school.
(b) She loses them at school.
(c) They are thrown in the trash.
(d) They are stolen by Marisa.

2. Who are the two men that Lila has received declarations of love from in Adolescence: Chapter 24?
(a) Pasquale and Marcello.
(b) Stefano and Antonio.
(c) Marcello and Michele.
(d) Alberto and Fernando.

3. What word from the narrative means intended to placate or pacify?
(a) Barbituate.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Cultivated.
(d) Conciliatory.

4. Whom does Elena ask to walk with her to show she has a boyfriend in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 54?
(a) Alfonso.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Marcello.
(d) Stefano.

5. In what class does Elena argue with a teacher in Adolescence: Chapter 53?
(a) French.
(b) Religous studies.
(c) Latin.
(d) Social studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who supposedly invited Nino to Lila's wedding?

2. What does Lila do when Marcello comes to visit Rino in Adolescence: Chapter 27?

3. What is Elena asked to write in Adolescence: Chapter 53?

4. What is the name of Nino's sister that arrives at the summer house in Adolescence: Chapter 31?

5. How old does Elena turn on her birthday in Adolescence: Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. What propels Elena across the room to Nino at the reception in Adolescence: Chapter 60?

2. What is foreseen of Lila's marriage as the plans the wedding preparations in Adolescence: Chapters 49-54?

3. How would you describe the relationships in the Saratorre family, as seen in Adolescence: Chapters 31 and 32?

4. What conflicts lead to the climax of the narrative plot in Adolescence: Chapters 55-60?

5. What is significant about Lila's action of having Elena's glasses repaired by Stefano in the novel?

6. What significant plot points emerge in Adolescence: Chapters 25-30?

7. Why does Elena pursue Alfornso and Antonio in Adolescence: Chapters 43-48?

8. How does Lila and Rino's father respond to the shoes they have designed? What is significant about his reaction?

9. What is significant about the New Year's Eve party that is referenced throughout the narrative?

10. Why does Stefano win Lila's hand instead of Marcello?

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