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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosaria do after noticing the wound on Leda's back in Chapter 10?
(a) She tells her she threw the pinecone at her.
(b) She offers to take her to the doctor.
(c) She gets her ointment.
(d) She gets ice for it.

2. Why did Leda drag her daughters to a pay phone when she returned from the conference?
(a) To call her mother and ask if the girls could live with her.
(b) To call Professor Hardy.
(c) To call Gianni when she was locked out of her apartment.
(d) They could not afford their home phone anymore.

3. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?
(a) They are getting the doll wet and dirty.
(b) The fact that the doll in makes.
(c) The way they fight over the doll.
(d) The voices they use.

4. What would Lucilla do if Bianca and Marta were too immersed in a game to play with Lucilla?
(a) She would admonish them for being selfish.
(b) She would point out their flaws.
(c) She would go to her room and sulk.
(d) She would sit with Leda and talk.

5. Whose "gentle cadence" (13) did Nina's voice remind Leda?
(a) Leda's husband.
(b) Leda's mother.
(c) Leda's lover.
(d) Leda's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Elena tell Leda about her doll?

3. Who does Leda notice at the fair just before Nina leaves her?

4. With whom did Gianni have an affair after he and Leda split up?

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

(see the answer key)

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