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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 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?
(a) Her child.
(b) Escape.
(c) Other men.
(d) The sun.

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

3. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?
(a) The group did not like the Neapolitans.
(b) Gino was too busy to ask them himself.
(c) Gino felt that Leda owed them a favor.
(d) They did not speak Italian.

4. What did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?
(a) Kick Leda out of the house.
(b) Smack Leda.
(c) Leave the family.
(d) Throw away all of Leda's toys.

5. What does Elena call her doll?
(a) Nani.
(b) Baby.
(c) Mommy.
(d) Gannie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What was Leda's ex-husband's profession?

3. How old was Leda when she had her second child?

4. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?

5. What is the name of the person who greeted Leda when she arrived at her vacation apartment?

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