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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Leda apologizes to Rosaria for not moving, what does Rosaria say is not always good for people?
(a) Parties.
(b) The sea.
(c) Reading.
(d) Cake.

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

3. What hits Leda as she walks back to her apartment in Chapter 7 after first talking with Rosaria?
(a) A seashell.
(b) A rock.
(c) A pine cone.
(d) A ball.

4. Who joins the Neapolitan family at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Nina's parents.
(b) Nina's siblings.
(c) Nina's grandparents.
(d) Nina's husband.

5. What is Nina's husband's name?
(a) Toni.
(b) Ricci.
(c) Andre.
(d) Eddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one reason Leda allowed her daughters to play with her as if she were a doll?

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

3. In Chapter 19, Leda reflects on a time her professor invited her to a conference on which writer?

4. What does Elena call her doll?

5. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?

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