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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?
(a) Her baby shower.
(b) Nina's graduation.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Elena's birthday.

3. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Elena.
(b) Lina.
(c) Eloise.
(d) Lila.

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

5. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?
(a) Everyone will think Bianca is prettier.
(b) Her hairdresser ruined her hair.
(c) Her ex-boyfriend will be there.
(d) She has nothing to wear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leda's ex-husband's profession?

2. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?

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

4. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?

5. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?

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