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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Leda throw away the tray of fruit that awaited her in her vacation apartment?
(a) They made her feel sick.
(b) She thought it might be poisoned.
(c) She hated fruit.
(d) Some of it was rotten.

2. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?
(a) Her daughters.
(b) Her ex husbands.
(c) Her mothers.
(d) Her students.

3. Who does the Neapolitan family on the beach remind Leda of when she first notices them in Chapter 4?
(a) Her ex-husband's family.
(b) Some of her students.
(c) Her neighbors back home.
(d) Her own family.

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

5. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Ann Goldstein.
(b) Elsa Morante.
(c) Anita Raja.
(d) Elena Ferrante.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?

2. What did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?

3. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?

4. How old does Leda think the young mother in the Neapolitan family is?

5. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?

(see the answer key)

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