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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Leda's ex-husband's career after they had children?
(a) He changed careers.
(b) It soared.
(c) He became unemployed.
(d) It stayed the same.

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

3. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?
(a) Everyone will think Bianca is prettier.
(b) She has nothing to wear.
(c) Her ex-boyfriend will be there.
(d) Her hairdresser ruined her hair.

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

5. What is Leda's ex-husband's name?
(a) Gino.
(b) Gianni.
(c) Gerardo.
(d) Giovanni.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda tell Rosaria is "always a cause for worry" (20)?

2. Who joins the Neapolitan family at the start of Chapter 6?

3. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?

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

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

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