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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave Professor Hardy Leda's essay?
(a) Leda's professor.
(b) Gianni.
(c) Leda sent it to him.
(d) Brenda.

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

3. Who tells Leda over the phone that Canada is “an uninhabitable country, both winter and summer” (21).
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Gianni.
(c) Marta.
(d) Bianca.

4. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asked what Leda's daughters were like as little girls?
(a) They were terrors.
(b) She left them.
(c) Just like any other kids.
(d) They were angels.

5. Why was Leda upset that Gianni picked up hitchhikers on the ride to their vacation home?
(a) The hitchhikers looked scary.
(b) They refused to use a map.
(c) She was already busy with their young daughters.
(d) The blasted music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Leda watch "in the distance" (75) at the beach at the start of Chapter 23?

2. Why was Leda jealous of Lucilla?

3. Why was Leda worried Gianni would bring her daughters to her family in Naples after she left them?

4. Where did Gianni's family have a home to which they often vacationed when the girls were young?

5. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?

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