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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. Where does Elena go to spend the summer with her teacher's relative in Adolescence: Chapter 27?

2. What does Lila make Elena promise in Adolescence: Chapter 57?

3. Who takes Lila, Elena, and Carmela away from the fight at the piazza in Adolescence: Chapter 26?

4. What holiday is being celebrated at the party in Adolescence: Chapter 20?

5. What rumors are spread about Lila in Adolescence: Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Lila respond to the rumors that have been spread about her in Adolescence: Chapters 43-48?

10. How is Lila's character impacted by the conflicts with her family regarding Marcello in Adolescence: Chapters 25-30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Lila not allowed to pursue her education after elementary school? How does this impact her? How does it affect Lila's relationship with Elena?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting where Lila and Elena grow up. What year is it when the narrative of their childhood begins? What is Naples like at this time? Where in Naples do Elena and Lila live?

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