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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 9.

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 is drunk and belligerent.
(b) He acts like he does not know Leda.
(c) He flirts with Leda.
(d) He is rude toward Leda.

2. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Around 40.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Late teens.
(d) Early 20s.

3. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?
(a) Bianca.
(b) Leda as a young girl.
(c) Marta.
(d) Leda's sister.

4. What does Leda think about Nina when she gets a closer look at her after speaking with the Dutch family?
(a) She is not as young or beautiful as she had thought.
(b) She appears depressed.
(c) She looks like her mother.
(d) She is even more beautiful than she thought.

5. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?
(a) Her ex husbands.
(b) Her students.
(c) Her mothers.
(d) Her daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leda's oldest daughter's name?

2. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?

3. Who told Leda she was “less distracted, more generous” (7) after her children moved?

4. What does Leda think Gianni would do if he saw Elena playing on the beach alone?

5. What is Leda's profession?

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