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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. Why is progress with the shoe shop not moving quickly in Adolescence: Chapter 46?
(a) Because of Marcello's interference.
(b) Because Fernando has run out of funds for expansion.
(c) Because Nunzia refuses to let the project go forward.
(d) Because Rino and Fernando disagree on the plans.

2. Who takes Lila, Elena, and Carmela away from the fight at the piazza in Adolescence: Chapter 26?
(a) Don Achille Carracci.
(b) Nunzia Cerullo.
(c) Fernando Cerullo.
(d) The Solaris brothers.

3. What rumors are spread about Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 46?
(a) That she has been secretly eloped to Marcello.
(b) That she has stolen money.
(c) That she has been unfaithful to Stefano and lied to her family.
(d) That she has been sexually involved with both Marcello and Stefano.

4. Who supposedly invited Nino to Lila's wedding?
(a) Nella.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Carmela.
(d) Pasquale.

5. What is the name of Nino's sister that arrives at the summer house in Adolescence: Chapter 31?
(a) Ada.
(b) Lidia.
(c) Nella.
(d) Marisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stefano tells Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 37 that he never spends money unless what?

2. How does Elena travel to her summer destination in Adolescence: Chapter 29?

3. Whom does Stefano say he's secured as the speech master for his and Lila's wedding in Adolescence: Chapter 56?

4. What do Elena and Lila boil down Lila's goals to in Adolescence: Chapter 38?

5. What happens when Elena argues with teacher in Adolescence: Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Lila's character impacted by the conflicts with her family regarding Marcello in Adolescence: Chapters 25-30?

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

5. What is revealed to the reader through Donato's sexual assault of Elena?

6. How do the neighborhood youths feel about the engagement of Stefano and Lila in Adolescence: Chapters 43-48?

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

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

9. What irony can be seen in the dependence of the shoe store's success on the Solaras?

10. How does Elena describe her rivalry with Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 43?

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