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

2. What is the name of Lila's son who has called Elena in the Prologue?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Stefano.
(c) Alberto.
(d) Rino.

3. What is Lila's full name?
(a) Marilla Cerullo.
(b) Nunzia Cerullo.
(c) Raffaella Cerullo.
(d) Lidia Cerullo.

4. Why does Lila not attend tutoring sessions in Childhood: Chapter 15?
(a) Her parents refuse to pay for them.
(b) She has flunked out of school.
(c) She does not want to attend them.
(d) Her family is moving.

5. Who does Elena see in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 18, causing her affections for him to become reignited?
(a) Stefano Carracci.
(b) Nino Saratorre.
(c) Pasquale Paluso.
(d) Alfonso Carracci.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday are Lila and Elena celebrating during their conversation in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 1?

2. Why do Elena and Lila set out to write a novel in Childhood: Chapter 15?

3. How has Lila been injured in the beginning of Adolescence: Chapter 2?

4. What political party is the subject of discussion in Adolescence: Chapter 17?

5. What is Gino's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lila's character perceive wealth in the narrative?

2. What leads to the family feuds and violence that erupts in Childhood: Chapters 8 and 9?

3. What is significant about Lila's inability to continue in school past elementary school in the narrative?

4. What is related of Donato Saratorre's story in Childhood: Chapter 4?

5. What is foreshadowed by Lila's newfound obsession with shoemaking in Adolescence: Chapters 4-6?

6. How is the theme of envy illustrated in Childhood: Chapter 7?

7. How does Lila respond to jealousies over Elena in Adolescence: Chapters 3 and 4?

8. What role does Don Achille play in the plot of My Brilliant Friend?

9. What information does Elena learn from Rino in Chapter 3? How does she react to this information?

10. What is discovered of Lila's belongings and mementos in Chapters 2 and 3?

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