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

2. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?
(a) She felt Nina did not pay enough attention to Elena.
(b) She felt Nina allowed Elena to get away with behaving rudely.
(c) She felt Nina and Elena ignored their family.
(d) She felt Nina was playing the role of the beautiful mother for the benefit of the crowd.

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

4. Who are Bianca and Marta?
(a) Leda's daughters.
(b) Leda's aunts.
(c) Leda's best friends.
(d) Leda's sisters.

5. How old does Leda think the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman must be?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 1 or 2.
(c) 6 or 7.
(d) 3 or 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leda's ex-husband's name?

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

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

4. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?

5. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?

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