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

2. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?
(a) They are getting the doll wet and dirty.
(b) The way they fight over the doll.
(c) The voices they use.
(d) The fact that the doll in makes.

3. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?
(a) Dark clouds.
(b) A dead bird.
(c) Red flag.
(d) A black cat.

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

5. 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) Her ex-husband's family.
(c) Some of her students.
(d) Her own family.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?

4. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?

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

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