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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. Who drives the grocery cart for the new grocery store in Adolescence: Chapter 7?

2. Whose old carpenter shop has been transformed into a grocery in Adolescence: Chapter 7?

3. When was Little Women published?

4. Who "defends" Lila when a man blows a kiss at her in Adolescence: Chapter 16?

5. What is the name of Donato Sarratore's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book do Lila and Elena purchase with the money from Don Achille in Childhood: Chapter 15? How does the book influence them?

2. How does Lila's behavior toward Elena change once Lila is no longer in school?

3. How does Don Achille respond to Lila asking for their dolls in Childhood: Chapter 14? What is revealed of his character through is response?

4. How does the onset of adolescence affect both Lila and Elena?

5. What questions does Donato Sarratore's book of poetry elicit after its publication?

6. How does Lila respond to jealousies over Elena in Adolescence: Chapters 3 and 4?

7. How would you describe Elena's behavior toward Rino in the phone calls in the Prologue and Chapters 1-3?

8. What is foreshadowed by Lila's newfound obsession with shoemaking in Adolescence: Chapters 4-6?

9. What is significant about Lila's inability to continue in school past elementary school in the narrative?

10. How is the theme of envy illustrated in Childhood: Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What caused the conflict between Lila and Enzo that involved throwing rocks? How does the conflict become resolved? What impact does this conflict and its resolution have on their future friendship?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the phenomena referred to by Lila as "dissolving margins." What mental and physical experience does Lila describe in these instances? What does the discussion of dissolving margins foreshadow in the novel?

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