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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 does Elena feel is the only thing she has over Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 43?
(a) Her education.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her expensive car.

2. What does the word "expiate" mean in the narrative?
(a) To atone for guilt or sin.
(b) To flee a country.
(c) To get married secretly.
(d) To vote.

3. What is insinuated regarding Stefano's money in Adolescence: Chapter 45?
(a) That he has far more money than he lets on.
(b) That he is on the verge of bankruptcy.
(c) That it is inherited.
(d) That is is not legally gained.

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

5. How does Lila respond when she hears about the rumors about her in Adolescence: Chapter 46?
(a) She reads a public statement.
(b) She sends Rino to seek revenge.
(c) She ignores them.
(d) She sends Antonio to seek revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Elena dating in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 49?

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

3. Who attempts to cling to Elena at the wedding in Adolescence: Chapter 60?

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

5. Who forces Elena to sit next to her at the reception hall in Adolescence: Chapter 60?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elena allow her physical relationship with Antonio to progress in Adolescence: Chapters 49-54?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How has the relationship between Elena and Lila evolved in Adolescence: Chapters 49-54?

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

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