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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 realize about Gino as they eat and talk in Chapter 13?
(a) He likes Nina.
(b) He is Elena's father.
(c) He likes Rosaria.
(d) He admires Nina's husband.

2. What hits Leda as she walks back to her apartment in Chapter 7 after first talking with Rosaria?
(a) A pine cone.
(b) A ball.
(c) A rock.
(d) A seashell.

3. What subject do Leda and Gino settle on for discussion in Chapter 12?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Leda's children.
(c) Nina and her family.
(d) School.

4. What does Leda bring to the beach with her the morning after she took sleeping pills and slept well in Chapter 18?
(a) The doll and the new clothes.
(b) Homemade brownies.
(c) Two bottles of wine.
(d) Her old doll Mina.

5. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?
(a) He flirts with Leda.
(b) He is drunk and belligerent.
(c) He is rude toward Leda.
(d) He acts like he does not know Leda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Leda teach?

2. What would Lucilla do if Bianca and Marta were too immersed in a game to play with Lucilla?

3. What does Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?

4. How old was Leda when she had her first child?

5. What does Leda tell Nina is "blinding" (27) after she found Elena in Chapter 10?

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