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Elena Ferrante
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Lying Life of Adults Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Elena Ferrante
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Angela end up dating?
(a) Rosato.
(b) Tonino.
(c) Corrado.
(d) Roberto.

2. What is one thing that strikes Giovanna as odd about the fight she hears about that her father and Mariano have in Part II?
(a) Andrea throws something and breaks it.
(b) Andrea accuses Mariano of stealing money.
(c) Andrea speaks in a dialect he almost never uses.
(d) Andrea jumps out of the window.

3. What had Vittoria wanted to do as a career that she says Andrea looked down upon?
(a) Become a dancer.
(b) Become a landscaper.
(c) Become an actor.
(d) Become a painter.

4. What is significant about May 23 for Vittoria?
(a) It is her birthday.
(b) It is her mother's birthday.
(c) It is exactly 17 years since she met Enzo.
(d) It is her daughter's birthday.

5. Who is Rosa the son of?
(a) The police inspector Nello.
(b) The lawyer Sargente.
(c) The criminal Bagliateli.
(d) The construction magnate Romano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives Giovanna to see Vittoria the first time?

2. What is Giovanna's mother's name?

3. Where does Vittoria take Giovanna and her friends in Part II?

4. What is different about the way Vittoria usually speaks that Giovanna is not used to?

5. Who is the priest Vittoria introduces Giovanna to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Giovanna think of Vittoria's neighborhood the first time she goes to visit?

2. What kind of relationship does Vittoria have with Enzo's widow and children?

3. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna about a gift she supposedly gave Giovanna when she was a baby?

4. What does Giovanna discover in her parents' photo albums?

5. What does Giovanna realize her father Andrea is very attached to for the first time in Part II?

6. What does Vittoria implore Giovanna to do regarding her parents in Part II?

7. What are some of the reasons Giovanna's parents tell her to explain the rift between them and Vittoria?

8. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna is the main reason for the rift between her and Giovanna's father?

9. What is the first lie Giovanna tells Angela and Ida?

10. Why does Vittoria tell Giovanna that Giovanna's father avoids cemeteries?

(see the answer keys)

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