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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 do Elena and Lila boil down Lila's goals to in Adolescence: Chapter 38?
(a) Getting her to America.
(b) Getting rid of Stefano.
(c) Getting rid of Marcello.
(d) Getting her to France.

2. At what time of day does Elena depart the summer home to return to her family in Adolescence: Chapter 35?
(a) In the evening.
(b) At noon.
(c) At dawn.
(d) At dusk.

3. Whom does Elena ask to go to Lila's wedding with her in Adolescence: Chapter 55?
(a) Marisa.
(b) Nino.
(c) Marcello.
(d) Antonio.

4. What happens with the shoes on display in Fernando's store in Adolescence: Chapter 55?
(a) They are sent to France.
(b) They are destroyed by a flood.
(c) None of the shoes sell.
(d) They are stolen.

5. Who sexually assaults Elena in Adolescence: Chapter 35?
(a) Nino Sarratore.
(b) Fernando Cerullo.
(c) Alfonso Carracci.
(d) Donato Saratorre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Elena been given at the end of the school year in Adolescence: Chapter 27?

2. What word from Adolescence: Chapter 22 means extremely poor or povery-stricken?

3. What does Rino's father agree to do with the shoes Rino and Lila created in Adolescence: Chapter 28?

4. What is the name of the teacher's relative with whom Elena spends the summer in Adolescence: Chapter 30?

5. Whom does Elena run into in the hallway after her argument with a teacher in Adolescence: Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lila and Elena conclude regarding Stefano Carracci in Adolescence: Chapter 21?

2. What occurs in Adolescence: Chapter 53 that gives Elena a feeling of purpose?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Elena respond to the engagement of Lila? Why?

9. What is significant about Elena's trip to Ishia for the summer in Adolescence: Chapter 30?

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

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