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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leda bring to the beach with her the morning after she took sleeping pills and slept well in Chapter 18?

3. What does Nina ask Leda when she calls on Sunday close to midnight in Chapter 25?

4. What does Leda tell Nina happened to her as a mother after she returned to her daughters?

5. How much time did Leda spend away from her daughters and husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Gianni angry with Leda when she returned from the conference? How did he feel about her newfound drive to work?

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

4. What happens to Leda during lunch in her apartment with Giovanni? How does Giovanni try to help?

5. What did Leda tell her husband about Lucilla when they returned from their vacation with Lucilla and Mateo?

6. What does Giovanni tell Leda about this life she he brings fish to her apartment in Chapter 20?

7. In what way was Leda's first pregnancy different from her mother's and other relative's?

8. How did Leda treat Marta during vacation when she sought comfort from her mother when Lucilla and Bianca left her out of a game?

9. Who does Nina think stole Elena's doll?

10. What does Gino ask of Leda at the end of Chapter 23 after he walks her home from the dance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of The Lost Daughter. How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Ferrante of The Lost Daughter. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.

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