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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) The sun.
(b) Escape.
(c) Other men.
(d) Her child.

5. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Early 20s.
(b) Around 40.
(c) Early 30s.
(d) Late teens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Leda at the start of the story?

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

3. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?

4. Where does Leda wake up at the start of The Lost Daughter?

5. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?

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