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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Late teens.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Early 20s.
(d) Around 40.

2. What does Leda tell Rosaria is "always a cause for worry" (20)?
(a) Children.
(b) Money.
(c) Work.
(d) Spouses.

3. What is Elena doing when Leda finds her by the shore in Chapter 10?
(a) Kissing her doll.
(b) Building a sandcastle.
(c) Crying.
(d) Talking to a stranger.

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

5. What does Gino tell Leda about Nina's family when discussing how Leda refused to move for them on the beach?
(a) They are bad people.
(b) They are made of money.
(c) They are the salt of the earth.
(d) They are super annoying.

6. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Ann Goldstein.
(b) Anita Raja.
(c) Elena Ferrante.
(d) Elsa Morante.

7. Where does Leda wake up at the start of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Her apartment.
(b) Her hotel room.
(c) Her mother's home.
(d) A hospital.

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

9. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?
(a) Her mothers.
(b) Her daughters.
(c) Her ex husbands.
(d) Her students.

10. How old is Rosaria?
(a) 42.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 51.

11. What did Leda make Florinda do, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) Sweep and mop her floor.
(b) Give her money.
(c) Leave the house.
(d) Apologize to Marta.

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

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

14. What secret does Gino tell Leda he knows about Nina?
(a) She is planning on leaving her husband.
(b) She hates Rosaria.
(c) She wishes her daughter had never been born.
(d) She wants to complete her university studies.

15. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?
(a) They did not speak Italian.
(b) Gino was too busy to ask them himself.
(c) Gino felt that Leda owed them a favor.
(d) The group did not like the Neapolitans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?

2. How old is Leda at the start of the story?

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

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

5. How did Leda feel about her mother?

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