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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 subject does Leda teach?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Science.
(c) Law.
(d) Math.

2. What would Leda's daughters say whenever she tried to discuss the years she left them?
(a) They could never forgive her.
(b) They did not remember.
(c) They loved living with their father.
(d) They missed her everyday.

3. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?
(a) A parasol.
(b) A baby doll.
(c) A shovel and pail.
(d) A pacifier.

4. What would Lucilla do if Bianca and Marta were too immersed in a game to play with Lucilla?
(a) She would go to her room and sulk.
(b) She would sit with Leda and talk.
(c) She would admonish them for being selfish.
(d) She would point out their flaws.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?

3. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?

4. What did Leda make Florinda do, as remembered in Chapter 13?

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

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