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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 secret does Gino tell Leda he knows about Nina?
(a) She is planning on leaving her husband.
(b) She wants to complete her university studies.
(c) She hates Rosaria.
(d) She wishes her daughter had never been born.

2. What did Elena do when Leda asked if she had found her doll?
(a) She tried to hit Leda.
(b) She told Leda she took the doll.
(c) She softly said no.
(d) She cried.

3. What does Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?
(a) She cannot find her mom.
(b) She is afraid of her dad.
(c) She lost her doll.
(d) She wants to go home.

4. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) To make space for their friends.
(b) They want to set up a volleyball net.
(c) The other bathers are too loud.
(d) They do not want people to hear them talking.

5. How old was Leda when she had her first child?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 32.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda tell Nina happened to her as a mother after she returned to her daughters?

2. How old does Leda think the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman must be?

3. What is Leda's youngest daughter's name?

4. What did Leda tell her husband after their vacation with Lucilla?

5. How old is Rosaria?

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