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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old does Leda think the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman must be?
(a) 6 or 7.
(b) 1 or 2.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 8 or 9.

4. What is the name of the person who greeted Leda when she arrived at her vacation apartment?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Gianni.
(c) Alessandro.
(d) Riccardo.

5. In what way did Leda's daughters play with her as if she were a doll when they were young?
(a) They would tuck her in to sleep.
(b) They would pretend to feed her.
(c) They would change her outfits.
(d) They would brush her teeth and hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "gentle cadence" (13) did Nina's voice remind Leda?

2. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?

3. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?

4. What is Nina's husband's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Giovanni? Describe Leda's first interaction with him when she arrives at her vacation apartment.

2. Where does Leda wake up at the start of Chapter 1? Why? Who is there with her?

3. Who joins the Neapolitans in Chapter 6? How does this impact other bathers on the beach?

4. Which of the Neapolitans is the first to speak directly to Leda in Chapter 7? Describe their interaction.

5. Why did Leda allow her daughters to play with her like a doll?

6. How did Leda sometimes behave when her daughters brought boyfriends over when they were teens?

7. What does Leda think her daughters would do if they saw her walking with Gino? Why?

8. What did Leda think of Gino when she first met him? Which of her daughters did she think would like him most?

9. What conversation topic do Gino and Leda settle on while having dinner in Chapter 12? What does Gino know about Nina and her family, which he shares with Leda over dinner?

10. In what ways did Leda's life change after her daughters moved away?

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