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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 old is Leda at the start of the story?
(a) 47.
(b) 57.
(c) 37.
(d) 27.

2. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda think about Nina when she gets a closer look at her after speaking with the Dutch family?

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

3. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?

4. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?

5. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?

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