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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?
(a) Fly.
(b) Cicada.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Spider.

3. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?
(a) A tiny scrape.
(b) A bizarre bruise.
(c) An enormous gash.
(d) An inexplicable lesion.

4. Who does the Neapolitan family on the beach remind Leda of when she first notices them in Chapter 4?
(a) Her own family.
(b) Some of her students.
(c) Her ex-husband's family.
(d) Her neighbors back home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leda when she had her second child?

2. Whose "gentle cadence" (13) did Nina's voice remind Leda?

3. What is Leda's ex-husband's name?

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

5. What physical characteristic does Leda notice about Nina's husband as she watches them walk on the beach?

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