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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Leda think the young mother in the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Late 40s.
(b) Mid 30s.
(c) Around 20.
(d) Late 20s.

2. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Around 40.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Early 20s.
(d) Late teens.

3. Why did Leda throw away the tray of fruit that awaited her in her vacation apartment?
(a) She thought it might be poisoned.
(b) She hated fruit.
(c) Some of it was rotten.
(d) They made her feel sick.

4. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?
(a) Dark clouds.
(b) Red flag.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A dead bird.

5. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?
(a) Her students.
(b) Her ex husbands.
(c) Her daughters.
(d) Her mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?

2. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?

3. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?

4. What does Leda do instead, after having the urge to tell Nina and Elena they do not know how to play?

5. How old does Leda think the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman must be?

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