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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Leda's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Illustrator.
(d) Professor.

2. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?
(a) A dead bird.
(b) A black cat.
(c) Red flag.
(d) Dark clouds.

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

4. Why did Leda throw away the tray of fruit that awaited her in her vacation apartment?
(a) They made her feel sick.
(b) Some of it was rotten.
(c) She hated fruit.
(d) She thought it might be poisoned.

5. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Elena's hat.
(b) A wad of cash.
(c) A dead cicada.
(d) Elena's doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?

3. What reason does Rosaria give to Leda for Nina and Elena's absence from the beach in Chapter 18?

4. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?

5. Who is Rosaria?

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