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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 did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?
(a) Leave the family.
(b) Smack Leda.
(c) Kick Leda out of the house.
(d) Throw away all of Leda's toys.

2. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?
(a) An inexplicable lesion.
(b) A tiny scrape.
(c) A bizarre bruise.
(d) An enormous gash.

3. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Nora.
(b) Lela.
(c) Nala.
(d) Nina.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who are Bianca and Marta?

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

5. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?

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