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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gianni's family have a home to which they often vacationed when the girls were young?
(a) Florence.
(b) Naples.
(c) Calabrese.
(d) Palermo.

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

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

4. What would Leda's daughters say whenever she tried to discuss the years she left them?
(a) They did not remember.
(b) They loved living with their father.
(c) They could never forgive her.
(d) They missed her everyday.

5. How did Leda feel about her mother?
(a) She was neglectful.
(b) She was tender.
(c) She was very unhappy.
(d) She was too controlling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda tell Nina you have to do sometimes "in order not to die" (43)?

2. Who is Corrado?

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

4. What is Nina's husband's name?

5. What did Leda once give to Bianca to ease her jealously of her new sister?

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