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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 the name of the person who greeted Leda when she arrived at her vacation apartment?
(a) Alessandro.
(b) Riccardo.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Gianni.

2. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asked what Leda's daughters were like as little girls?
(a) They were angels.
(b) They were terrors.
(c) Just like any other kids.
(d) She left them.

3. How did Leda feel about her mother?
(a) She was neglectful.
(b) She was tender.
(c) She was too controlling.
(d) She was very unhappy.

4. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Elena Ferrante.
(b) Elsa Morante.
(c) Ann Goldstein.
(d) Anita Raja.

5. Who is Florinda?
(a) The woman with whom Gianni had an affair.
(b) Nina's mother.
(c) Leda's mother.
(d) One of Marta's beautiful friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?

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

3. What did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?

4. What physical characteristic does Leda notice about Nina's husband as she watches them walk on the beach?

5. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?

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