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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The other bathers are too loud.
(b) To make space for their friends.
(c) They do not want people to hear them talking.
(d) They want to set up a volleyball net.

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

3. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Money.
(b) Their guests.
(c) His drunkeness.
(d) Elena.

4. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?
(a) Fly.
(b) Cicada.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Spider.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?

2. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?

3. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?

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

5. After Leda apologizes to Rosaria for not moving, what does Rosaria say is not always good for people?

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