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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adolescence: 43-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Adolescence: Chapter 22 means extremely poor or povery-stricken?
(a) Scrupulous.
(b) Incendiary.
(c) Penurious.
(d) Impetus.

2. Why do Elena and Lila return home from their adventure to seek the sea in Childhood: Chapter 16?
(a) Because they are chased by dogs.
(b) Because they witness a fight.
(c) Because they miss their parents.
(d) Because they are caught in a rainstorm.

3. How is Melina Cappuccio related to Lila?
(a) She is Lila's daughter
(b) .She is Lila's mother.
(c) She is related to Lila's father.
(d) She is related to Lila's mother.

4. What mountain does Elena describe seeing when she accompanies her father to work in Adolescence: Chapter 14?
(a) Mount Blanc.
(b) Mount Vesuvius.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) Gran Paradiso.

5. What word from Adolescence: Chapter 39 means to mark the beginning or first public use of an organization or project?
(a) Delegate.
(b) Inaugurate.
(c) Inarticulate.
(d) Concentrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rino begin working at a young age?

2. How much older is Nino Sarratore than Lila and Elena?

3. What does Nino say to Elena on their way to school in Childhood: Chapter 11?

4. What year does the narrative begin in Childhood: Chapter 1?

5. Who runs the grocery that has been made in the old carpenter shop in Adolescence: Chapter 7?

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