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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?
(a) They did not speak Italian.
(b) Gino felt that Leda owed them a favor.
(c) The group did not like the Neapolitans.
(d) Gino was too busy to ask them himself.

2. What does Leda say when Nina asks why she left her daughters?
(a) Gianni kicked her out.
(b) She could not stand them.
(c) She loved them too much.
(d) She did not think she was a good mother to them.

3. Why was Gianni upset with Leda when she returned from her conference?
(a) She barely called despite having a sick child.
(b) She did not tell him she would be gone for so long.
(c) She spent too much money while she was away.
(d) She came back with a heir of superiority.

4. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) She acted as if nothing happened.
(b) She was thankful to Leda.
(c) She was furious with Florinda.
(d) She would not speak to Leda.

5. What does Leda tell Nina happened to her as a mother after she returned to her daughters?
(a) She felt an irreparable distance had grown between herself and her daughters.
(b) She lived more for her daughters than for herself.
(c) She resented her daughters for ruining her career.
(d) She gave up her career entirely to focus on motherhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Nina when she meets Leda at the fair?

2. How old is Giovanni's oldest son?

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

4. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?

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

(see the answer key)

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