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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Leda throw away the tray of fruit that awaited her in her vacation apartment?
(a) She thought it might be poisoned.
(b) She hated fruit.
(c) They made her feel sick.
(d) Some of it was rotten.

2. What does Toni say to Leda when he sees her at the fair?
(a) He asks if she is the one who stole the doll.
(b) It is nice that she has nothing to do.
(c) He is happy Nina has found a friend.
(d) He asks her to keep away from his wife.

3. How old is Giovanni's oldest son?
(a) 50.
(b) 13.
(c) 35.
(d) 22.

4. What surprised Leda during Professor Hardy's speech at the conference she attended with her professor?
(a) Professor Hardy quoted her paper.
(b) Professor Hardy was incredibly handsome.
(c) Professor Hardy was extremely nervous.
(d) Professor Hardy seemed less intelligent than she imagined.

5. What does Leda do instead, after having the urge to tell Nina and Elena they do not know how to play?
(a) She packs her things in a fury and leaves.
(b) She goes to the bar for a drink.
(c) She reads and stops watching them.
(d) She dips her feet in the water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?

3. Who does Leda notice at the fair just before Nina leaves her?

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

5. Why does Leda decide against calling her daughters at the start of Chapter 24?

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