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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 word from Adolescence: Chapter 39 means to mark the beginning or first public use of an organization or project?

2. Whom does Elena run into in the hallway after her argument with a teacher in Adolescence: Chapter 53?

3. What has Elena been given at the end of the school year in Adolescence: Chapter 27?

4. Who sexually assaults Elena in Adolescence: Chapter 35?

5. To whom does Lila take Elena's glasses for repair in Adolescence: Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What significant plot points emerge in Adolescence: Chapters 25-30?

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

5. What is foreseen of Lila's marriage as the plans the wedding preparations in Adolescence: Chapters 49-54?

6. What irony can be seen in the dependence of the shoe store's success on the Solaras?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the relationships across the neighborhood change after the Solara brothers assist Pasquale and Rino in a fight in the city? What effect does this event have on the feuding families of Elana's neighborhood? How does it influence Lila and Elena's perspectives of the Solaras?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Stefano Carracci's pursuit of Lila in the narrative. How does Stefano go about wooing Lila? Why do you think he is more successful than Marcello Solara? How do you foresee their marriage unfolding?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the political ideals that are explored and discussed in My Brilliant Friend. How would you define Communism and Fascism? What are the history of these political ideals in Italy? How do they reflect upon the characters in the novel?

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