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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Leda's ex-husband's name?
(a) Gianni.
(b) Gerardo.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Gino.

2. What does Nina do just before telling Leda she has to leave after meeting her at the fair?
(a) Asks her to take Elena.
(b) Kisses her on the lips.
(c) Begs her not to tell Toni about Gino.
(d) Gives her a hug.

3. In Chapter 19, Leda reflects on a time her professor invited her to a conference on which writer?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) E.M. Forster.

4. Why did Leda drag her daughters to a pay phone when she returned from the conference?
(a) To call Gianni when she was locked out of her apartment.
(b) To call her mother and ask if the girls could live with her.
(c) To call Professor Hardy.
(d) They could not afford their home phone anymore.

5. What does Leda tell Rosaria is "always a cause for worry" (20)?
(a) Money.
(b) Children.
(c) Spouses.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda tell Nina she felt "more useless and desperate without...than with" (72)?

2. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?

3. How did Leda feel about her mother?

4. What did Leda get upset with Florinda about?

5. What surprised Leda during Professor Hardy's speech at the conference she attended with her professor?

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