The Lost Daughter Quiz

Elena Ferrante

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What are Leda and Gino both waiting for during the weekend on the beach in Chapter 23? (from Chapter 23)

They are waiting for the weekend to be over so Tonino will leave and they can talk to Nina.

They are waiting for a rainy day so they can spend time in town.

They are waiting for the beach crowd to diminish so that they can have quiet and get their work done.

They are waiting for the Neapolitan family to quiet down and not cause so much commotion on the beach.

2.

As Leda recalls her early years as a mother, how does she see Gianni's role in raising their daughters? (from Chapter 9)

Gianni was unkind and distant to his children and felt no affection for them.

He was an involved father who spent time with their children and got to know them well.

He was more focused on his career than on his family and was rarely around to help with their daughters' care.

Gianni and Leda were equal partners in raising Bianca and Marta.

3.

In Leda's memory of her mother, what does her mother say the red flag on the beach means? (from Chapter 1)

There is no lifeguard on the beach.

There will be a party on the beach.

The sea is safe for swimming, so Leda should enjoy the water.

The sea is rough and Leda might drown if she goes swimming.

4.

Why does Leda put on makeup and care about appearing respectable and proper when she goes out into town? (from Chapter 12)

She hopes to see the Neapolitan family in town and wants to appear attractive to them.

She feels confused about having taken Elena's doll, and she wants to reassure herself that she is not a bad person.

She is hoping to see Giovanni and perhaps flirt a little with him.

She is thinking about herself aging and wants to fight off the anxiety that accompanies her loss of attractiveness.

5.

As Leda recalls her daughters' early years, why was she willing to let herself become like a doll for them, whose hair they could comb and who they could pretend to care for? (from Chapter 11)

Leda and Gianni could not afford many toys for Bianca and Marta, so she makes herself into one of their playthings.

Leda's own mother would not let her play with her hair or body when Leda was small, so she wants to do it for her children.

Gianni does not want the girls to play with him as if he is a doll, so Leda feels she should.

Leda remembers playing with her own mother this way as a child and wants her daughters to have the same pleasure.

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