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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Gerardo.
(b) Gonzo.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Gino.

2. What does Leda feel her daughters often blame her for?
(a) Their bad grades.
(b) Their bad taste in men.
(c) Their parent's divorce.
(d) Their own suffering.

3. How did Leda's professor convince her to go to the conference he invited her to when her children were young?
(a) He spoke to her husband and convinced him to allow her to go.
(b) He told her she could be a guest speaker.
(c) He secured funding for her trip.
(d) He found a baby-sitter for her children.

4. Where does Leda's ex husband live?
(a) Canada.
(b) Argentina.
(c) America.
(d) The Netherlands.

5. What does Nina do just before telling Leda she has to leave after meeting her at the fair?
(a) Asks her to take Elena.
(b) Begs her not to tell Toni about Gino.
(c) Kisses her on the lips.
(d) Gives her a hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda imagine doing with Elena the next day at the beach as she drives home in Chapter 11?

2. What does Leda say when Giovanni asks about the doll in her apartment?

3. What does Leda tell Nina she felt "more useless and desperate without...than with" (72)?

4. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?

5. What does Nina say has happened to Elena since she lost her doll?

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