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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?
(a) He acts like he does not know Leda.
(b) He is rude toward Leda.
(c) He is drunk and belligerent.
(d) He flirts with Leda.

2. What was the name of Leda's childhood doll?
(a) Mina.
(b) Baby.
(c) Noni.
(d) Lollie.

3. 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 sternly said no.
(c) She apologized and said of course.
(d) She grabbed her things and left.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Nina's husband's name?

3. How did Leda's professor convince her to go to the conference he invited her to when her children were young?

4. In what way did Leda's daughters play with her as if she were a doll when they were young?

5. After Leda apologizes to Rosaria for not moving, what does Rosaria say is not always good for people?

(see the answer key)

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