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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. Stefano tells Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 37 that he never spends money unless what?
(a) He has it to spend.
(b) It is for a beautiful woman.
(c) He wants something.
(d) It will make money.

2. Who takes Lila, Elena, and Carmela out for an evening in Adolescence: Chapter 26?
(a) Don Achille Carracci.
(b) Marcello and Michele.
(c) Rino and Pasquale.
(d) Stefano Carracci.

3. Who invites Elena and Lila to his house in Adolescence: Chapter 20?
(a) Marcello Solara.
(b) Fernando Cerullo.
(c) Don Achille Carracci.
(d) Stefano Carracci.

4. Whom does Stefano say he's secured as the speech master for his and Lila's wedding in Adolescence: Chapter 56?
(a) Elisa Greco.
(b) Silvio Solara.
(c) Alfonso Carracci.
(d) Rino Cerullo.

5. What word from the narrative means lacking harmony?
(a) Inarticulate.
(b) Dissonant.
(c) Adulterated.
(d) Concentrated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is progress with the shoe shop not moving quickly in Adolescence: Chapter 46?

2. What word from Adolescence: Chapter 20 means acting or done without thought or care?

3. What is insinuated regarding Stefano's money in Adolescence: Chapter 45?

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

5. What word from the narrative means experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the actions of the Solara brothers reveal about their characters during the fireworks competition at the New Year's Eve party?

5. What is foreshadowed in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 36? How does this foreshadowing develop tension in the narrative?

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

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

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

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

10. What revelations does Elena experience during the wedding and ride to the reception in Adolescence: Chapters 58 and 59?

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