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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Childhood: 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elena describe Enzo doing in Childhood: Chapter 3?
(a) Proposing to Lila.
(b) Running away from home.
(c) Throwing rocks at her and Lila.
(d) Robbing a bank.

2. At what age did Lila teach herself to read and write?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. The Prologue of My Brilliant Friend takes place how many years after the beginning of Elena's narrative?
(a) 30 years later.
(b) 60 years later.
(c) 5 years later.
(d) 10 years later.

4. What is Enzo's father's profession?
(a) He is a potato farmer.
(b) He is a railroad worker.
(c) He ia a grocery cart attendant.
(d) He is a taxi driver.

5. How does Lila initially respond to Enzo's gift in Childhood: Chapter 12?
(a) She refuses it.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She asks her mother if she can accept the gift.
(d) She takes the gift happily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son of Don Achille that is in the school competition in Childhood: Chapter 8?

2. How old are Lila and Elena when they first meet?

3. Why has Lila's son called Elena in the Prologue?

4. What kind of apprenticeship does Elena describe Donato Sarratore finding for Melina Cappuccio's son in Childhood: Chapter 5?

5. How is Melina Cappuccio related to Lila?

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