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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. Whom does Elena ask to walk with her to show she has a boyfriend in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 54?
(a) Marcello.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Stefano.
(d) Antonio.

2. By when does Stefano say he wants to see a shoe display at Fernando's store in Adolescence: Chapter 51?
(a) By Easter shopping season.
(b) By the time that the school lets out for summer.
(c) By the Christmas shopping season.
(d) By the autumn.

3. What word from the narrative means lacking harmony?
(a) Concentrated.
(b) Dissonant.
(c) Inarticulate.
(d) Adulterated.

4. Who explodes in anger in the end of Adolescence: Chapter 45?
(a) Ada.
(b) Enzo.
(c) Lidia.
(d) Nunzia.

5. Who are the two men that Lila has received declarations of love from in Adolescence: Chapter 24?
(a) Marcello and Michele.
(b) Pasquale and Marcello.
(c) Alberto and Fernando.
(d) Stefano and Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what action does Nino express resentment toward his father in Adolescence: Chapter 32?

2. What is Antonio's profession?

3. Who takes Lila, Elena, and Carmela out for an evening in Adolescence: Chapter 26?

4. What does Lila make Elena promise in Adolescence: Chapter 57?

5. In what class does Elena argue with a teacher in Adolescence: Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Lila's action of having Elena's glasses repaired by Stefano in the novel?

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

3. How is Lila's character impacted by the conflicts with her family regarding Marcello in Adolescence: Chapters 25-30?

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

5. What irony can be seen in the dependence of the shoe store's success on the Solaras?

6. What is significant about the New Year's Eve party that is referenced throughout the narrative?

7. What is revealed to the reader through Donato's sexual assault of Elena?

8. What occurrences take place in Ishia that Elena never reveals to Lila?

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

10. How does Lila and Rino's father respond to the shoes they have designed? What is significant about his reaction?

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