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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 the teacher's relative with whom Elena spends the summer in Adolescence: Chapter 30?
(a) Lidia.
(b) Nunzia.
(c) Ada.
(d) Nella.

2. How is Stefano Carracci's new car described in Adolescence: Chapter 36?
(a) It is a yellow station wagon.
(b) It is a red convertable sports car.
(c) It is a blue Fiat 1100.
(d) It is a black Rolls Royce.

3. How do Stefano's sister and mother feel about Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 44?
(a) They look up to her.
(b) They do not like her.
(c) They adore her.
(d) They are very close to her.

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

5. What does Lila challenge Stefano to do in Adolescence: Chapter 36?
(a) To ask Elena to marry him.
(b) To buy she shoes she and Rino made.
(c) To marry her.
(d) To kiss her.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what floor is the apartment where Lila and Elena are going in Adolescence: Chapter 21?

2. Who is Stefano's younger brother that Elena befriends in Adolescence: Chapter 41?

3. Whom does Elena ask to go to Lila's wedding with her in Adolescence: Chapter 55?

4. By when does Stefano say he wants to see a shoe display at Fernando's store in Adolescence: Chapter 51?

5. Who explodes in anger in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 45?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What occurrences take place in Ishia that Elena never reveals to Lila?

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

7. Who are Elena's romantic suitors after school begins in Adolescence: Chapter 41?

8. What causes Elena depression and dissatisfaction in Adolescence: Chapters 25-30?

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

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

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