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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leda say when Giovanni asks about the doll in her apartment?
(a) She says she has no idea how it got there.
(b) She says it is her good luck charm.
(c) She says she stole it from the child.
(d) She says she found it and wanted to clean it before giving it back to Elena.

2. What was one reason Leda allowed her daughters to play with her as if she were a doll?
(a) It annoyed their father.
(b) Her mother never let her do that.
(c) She hated it, but was too tired to say no.
(d) She thought it was fun.

3. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?
(a) Camping with her daughters.
(b) Household cleaning products.
(c) Childhood summer vacations.
(d) Her first house with her husband.

4. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Gerardo.
(b) Gino.
(c) Gonzo.
(d) Jasper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asked what Leda's daughters were like as little girls?

2. What is Leda's profession?

3. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?

4. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?

5. What did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?

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