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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) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 days.

2. Why is Leda unable to return Elena's doll at the start of Chapter 14 as initially planned?
(a) The weather was no good for the beach.
(b) She cannot find the doll.
(c) Leda is sick.
(d) Nina's family left.

3. What did Leda make Florinda do, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) Give her money.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Apologize to Marta.
(d) Sweep and mop her floor.

4. What is Nina's husband's name?
(a) Andre.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Toni.
(d) Ricci.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosaria say should happen to the person who took Elena's doll?

2. Who told Leda she was “less distracted, more generous” (7) after her children moved?

3. What would Leda's daughters say whenever she tried to discuss the years she left them?

4. What does Giovanni bring to Leda's apartment at the start of Chapter 20?

5. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?

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