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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leda take before heading home from the beach in Chapter 10?
(a) Elena's doll.
(b) Nina's hat.
(c) Rosaria's purse.
(d) Gino's wallet.

2. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?
(a) She spit on them.
(b) She apologized and said of course.
(c) She grabbed her things and left.
(d) She sternly said no.

3. What is Leda's youngest daughter's name?
(a) Laila.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Marlina.
(d) Marta.

4. What did Leda sometimes do when Bianca or Marta brought boyfriends over their house?
(a) She told her daughters boys were not allowed in the house.
(b) She made elaborate dinners.
(c) She flirted with them.
(d) She was cruel to them.

5. What does Leda tell Nina she felt "more useless and desperate without...than with" (72)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her work.
(d) Her daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?

2. What does Leda feel her daughters often blame her for?

3. How old was Leda when she had her second child?

4. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?

5. What does Elena tell Leda about her doll?

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