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

2. How did Lucilla behave toward Leda while their families vacationed together?
(a) She ignored Leda.
(b) She fawned over Leda.
(c) She treated Leda like a child.
(d) She treated Leda as a confidant.

3. What does Nina tell Leda she wants to do after Leda returns home?
(a) Work with Leda.
(b) Move to Florence with Leda.
(c) Visit Leda in Florence.
(d) Write letters to Leda.

4. What does Nina tell Leda she wants when they discuss whether she really wants to use Nina's apartment to be with Gino?
(a) She does not know what she wanted.
(b) She is afraid to say no to Gino.
(c) She just wants Toni to love her.
(d) She just wants an escape.

5. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?
(a) Screaming in her ear.
(b) Tearing up her work.
(c) Slapping her on the ear.
(d) Coloring all over her work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda say when Nina asks why she left her daughters?

2. What does Nina do in the apartment which reminds Leda of her mother and grandmother?

3. What does Rosaria say should happen to the person who took Elena's doll?

4. What does Leda buy for Nina and Elena at the fair?

5. What does Gino tell Leda they will need to give to Giovanni to keep their secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leda ask Elena when she bumps into her family outside the toy store in Chapter 14? How does Elena respond? What does Rosaria say should happen to the person who took Elena's doll?

2. With whom did Leda begin an affair during the E.M. Forster conference?

3. What does Nina talk to Leda about when they meet at the fair in Chapter 21?

4. What did Leda's daughters say to her about the years she left them?

5. What does Leda say when Nina asked why she left her daughters?

6. Who is Lucilla? How did Leda's daughters feel about Lucilla? How did Leda feel about Lucilla?

7. What was Leda reminded of while watching Nani spew brown liquid into the sink in Chapter 22?

8. What answer does Leda give when Nina asks her why she kept the doll after knowing how tormented she was over it?

9. Why is Leda so angry with herself after talking with Rosaria and Nina on their way to buy Elena a new doll?

10. In what way does Leda feel she and Brenda are similar in Chapter 24?

(see the answer keys)

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