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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 word from the narrative means intended to placate or pacify?
(a) Barbituate.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Conciliatory.
(d) Cultivated.

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

3. Whom does Elena want to connect with and talk to at the wedding in Adolescence: Chapter 60?
(a) Fernando.
(b) Nino.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Stefano.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Adolescence: Chapter 24 means lacking sympathy or compassion?

2. What does Stefano say to Lila about his car in Adolescence: Chapter 36?

3. Lila makes Stefano promise that who will not be at their wedding in Adolescence: Chapter 56?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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