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The Lost Daughter Quiz

Elena Ferrante

This Study Guide consists of approximately 105 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Lost Daughter.

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The Lost Daughter Quiz

Elena Ferrante

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Leda's phone call to Marta in Chapter 8 feel unsatisfying to her? (from Chapter 8)

Marta talks endlessly about herself and never asks how Leda is.

The phone call makes Leda miss Marta more.

Leda wishes Marta lived near her so that they could talk in person, rather than over the phone.

Marta speaks rudely to Leda, insulting her.

2.

Why, does Leda decide, is Nina really asking to borrow the apartment for some time with Gino? (from Chapter 24)

Leda believes Nina and Gino plan to continue their affair at her apartment and then run off together.

Leda assumes Nina and Gino want to make love and then not see each other anymore, as it is too dangerous for Nina.

Leda concludes that Nina is really looking to get Leda involved in her life in order to help her escape it.

Leda thinks that Nina needs a private space so she can break things off with Gino.

3.

How does spending the afternoon with Giovanni influence the way Leda portrays her life in Chapter 20? (from Chapter 20)

She pours out her heart to him, as he is a good listener, and she tells him the truth about her past.

She talks about her daughters as if everything between her and them is normal and conventional.

She invents a past, lying to him about who her children are and how she has raised them.

Feeling relaxed with him, she mostly listens to him talk about his family and says little about hers.

4.

In spite of being puzzled about why she reveals to Rosaria and Nina her secret about her daughters, why does Leda believe she told Rosaria? (from Chapter 15)

She likes Rosaria and wants to know her better.

She wanted to shock her and even frighten her, as she finds Rosaria dangerous and powerful.

She hopes Rosaria will see the story as a warning to her about what having children can do to a mother.

She thinks Rosaria will understand and be sympathetic.

5.

When Leda has her success at the academic conference, with Professor Hardy publicly recognizing her work, and she calls Gianni to tell him the exciting news, what is his response? (from Chapter 19)

He tells her how excited he is for her and encourages her to pursue her work further.

He is irritated that she has left him to watch the children while she is at the conference.

He is surprised that her work has been singled out as worthy of such recognition.

He tells her he is pleased for her and then reports that Marta has chicken pox.

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