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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after she met the hitchhikers did Leda leave her family?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 days.

2. 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) She has nothing to wear.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend will be there.
(c) Her hairdresser ruined her hair.
(d) Everyone will think Bianca is prettier.

3. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Elena.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Lila.
(d) Lina.

4. What did Leda say to her daughters after she returned to them and they did poorly in school?
(a) They were going to turn out like their grandmother.
(b) They get their brains from their father.
(c) It is not their fault they are not bright.
(d) At least they are pretty.

5. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?
(a) An enormous gash.
(b) A bizarre bruise.
(c) An inexplicable lesion.
(d) A tiny scrape.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Giovanni's oldest son?

2. What does Elena tell Leda about her doll?

3. What was one reason Leda allowed her daughters to play with her as if she were a doll?

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

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

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