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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What gift does Enzo give to Lila in Childhood: Chapter 12?
2. What business does the Cerullo family run in the narrative?
3. Elena's mother tells her teacher that she does not want to pay for extra tutoring for Elena so that she can pass what exam in Childhood: Chapter 13?
4. What is the name of Lila's mother?
5. What subject does Lila offer to study with Elena in Adolescence: Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the onset of adolescence affect both Lila and Elena?
2. How does Lila's behavior toward Elena change once Lila is no longer in school?
3. What is foreshadowed by the encounter between Lila, Elena, and the Solara brothers in Adolescence: Chapter 13?
4. What exposition does the author reveal in the Prologue and Chapters 1-3?
5. What questions does Donato Sarratore's book of poetry elicit after its publication?
6. What leads to the family feuds and violence that erupts in Childhood: Chapters 8 and 9?
7. How does Don Achille respond to Lila asking for their dolls in Childhood: Chapter 14? What is revealed of his character through is response?
8. What role does Don Achille play in the plot of My Brilliant Friend?
9. What is related of Donato Saratorre's story in Childhood: Chapter 4?
10. How does Lila respond to jealousies over Elena in Adolescence: Chapters 3 and 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the shoes that Lila and Rino design and create. What do the shoes represent symbolically for these characters in the novel? What do they represent to Elena and to the other characters? What is the significance of the appearance of the shoes in the end of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Lila's wedding in the end of the novel. What revelations does Elena reach during the wedding? What revelations does Lila reach? How would you describe the character arcs of these two main characters from their introduction to the wedding?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's allusions to the novel Little Women in My Brilliant Friend. What impact does this novel have on Lila and Elena? How does it influence their actions? What are common themes between Little Women and My Brilliant Friend?
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