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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Nina's graduation.
(c) Elena's birthday.
(d) Her baby shower.

2. How old is Rosaria?
(a) 51.
(b) 42.
(c) 25.
(d) 18.

3. In Chapter 19, Leda reflects on a time her professor invited her to a conference on which writer?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) E.M. Forster.

4. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) To make space for their friends.
(b) The other bathers are too loud.
(c) They want to set up a volleyball net.
(d) They do not want people to hear them talking.

5. What does Nina say has happened to Elena since she lost her doll?
(a) She refuses to eat.
(b) She seems more grown up.
(c) She has stopped speaking.
(d) She has regressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?

2. Who calls Leda while she is at the fair rummaging through clothes and antiques?

3. What does Leda take before heading home from the beach in Chapter 10?

4. What is Leda's oldest daughter's name?

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

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