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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?
(a) She felt Nina did not pay enough attention to Elena.
(b) She felt Nina and Elena ignored their family.
(c) She felt Nina was playing the role of the beautiful mother for the benefit of the crowd.
(d) She felt Nina allowed Elena to get away with behaving rudely.

4. What does Leda do instead, after having the urge to tell Nina and Elena they do not know how to play?
(a) She dips her feet in the water.
(b) She reads and stops watching them.
(c) She packs her things in a fury and leaves.
(d) She goes to the bar for a drink.

5. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Gonzo.
(b) Gerardo.
(c) Gino.
(d) Jasper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are Bianca and Marta?

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

4. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?

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

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