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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 was Leda's ex-husband's profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Author.
(d) Actor.

2. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?
(a) Her students.
(b) Her mothers.
(c) Her daughters.
(d) Her ex husbands.

3. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Elena's hat.
(b) Elena's doll.
(c) A wad of cash.
(d) A dead cicada.

4. 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.

5. How old was Leda when she had her first child?
(a) 23.
(b) 32.
(c) 41.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda think about Nina when she gets a closer look at her after speaking with the Dutch family?

2. What does Leda think Gianni would do if he saw Elena playing on the beach alone?

3. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?

4. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?

5. What hits Leda as she walks back to her apartment in Chapter 7 after first talking with Rosaria?

(see the answer key)

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