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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?
(a) A parasol.
(b) A pacifier.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) A shovel and pail.

3. How old is Leda at the start of the story?
(a) 57.
(b) 37.
(c) 47.
(d) 27.

4. Whose "gentle cadence" (13) did Nina's voice remind Leda?
(a) Leda's mother.
(b) Leda's daughter.
(c) Leda's lover.
(d) Leda's husband.

5. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?
(a) Fly.
(b) Spider.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Cicada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?

2. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?

3. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?

4. Where does Leda's ex husband live?

5. What does Leda learn happened when she wakes at the start of the novel?

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