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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 explodes in anger in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 45?

2. Whom does Lila ask Elena to visit with her in order to invite them to her wedding in Adolescence: Chapter 56?

3. Who is Stefano's sister who will work on the wedding preparations in Adolescence: Chapter 52?

4. Who is Stefano's younger brother that Elena befriends in Adolescence: Chapter 41?

5. Whom does Lila worry about fighting Marcello in Adolescence: Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What occurs in Adolescence: Chapter 53 that gives Elena a feeling of purpose?

8. What do Lila and Elena conclude regarding Stefano Carracci in Adolescence: Chapter 21?

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

10. How has the relationship between Elena and Lila evolved in Adolescence: Chapters 49-54?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Lila and Elena in the novel. How are they alike? How do they differ? How do their differences influence the development of their friendship in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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