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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 13 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Leda sometimes do when Bianca or Marta brought boyfriends over their house?
(a) She flirted with them.
(b) She told her daughters boys were not allowed in the house.
(c) She was cruel to them.
(d) She made elaborate dinners.

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

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

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 packs her things in a fury and leaves.
(c) She reads and stops watching them.
(d) She goes to the bar for a drink.

5. Who is Rosaria?
(a) The pregnant woman.
(b) Nina's mother-in-law.
(c) Elena's cousin.
(d) Nina's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leda invite Gino to do with her when she runs into him in Chapter 12?

3. What does Leda realize about Gino as they eat and talk in Chapter 13?

4. What is Nina looking for when Nina wakes up on the beach at the start of Chapter 10?

5. What does Rosaria do after noticing the wound on Leda's back in Chapter 10?

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