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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leda tell Nina you have to do sometimes "in order not to die" (43)?
(a) Escape.
(b) Scream.
(c) Fight.
(d) Lie.

2. What did Leda get upset with Florinda about?
(a) Eating all her food.
(b) Being too loud.
(c) Stealing her daughter's boyfriend.
(d) Dirtying her floor.

3. Why was Leda jealous of Lucilla?
(a) She wore expensive jewelry.
(b) She looked like a model.
(c) Her daughters seemed to like her more than their mother.
(d) Her English was better.

4. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?
(a) She sternly said no.
(b) She grabbed her things and left.
(c) She apologized and said of course.
(d) She spit on them.

5. What was the name of Leda's childhood doll?
(a) Lollie.
(b) Baby.
(c) Noni.
(d) Mina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?

2. What reason does Rosaria give to Leda for Nina and Elena's absence from the beach in Chapter 18?

3. How old is Rosaria?

4. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?

5. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?

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