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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Elena Ferrante.
(b) Anita Raja.
(c) Elsa Morante.
(d) Ann Goldstein.

2. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Money.
(b) Their guests.
(c) His drunkeness.
(d) Elena.

3. What does Leda realize about Gino as they eat and talk in Chapter 13?
(a) He likes Nina.
(b) He is Elena's father.
(c) He admires Nina's husband.
(d) He likes Rosaria.

4. What does Rosaria do after noticing the wound on Leda's back in Chapter 10?
(a) She offers to take her to the doctor.
(b) She gets her ointment.
(c) She tells her she threw the pinecone at her.
(d) She gets ice for it.

5. What does Leda do instead, after having the urge to tell Nina and Elena they do not know how to play?
(a) She packs her things in a fury and leaves.
(b) She reads and stops watching them.
(c) She dips her feet in the water.
(d) She goes to the bar for a drink.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Leda sometimes do when Bianca or Marta brought boyfriends over their house?

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

5. What is Elena doing when Leda finds her by the shore in Chapter 10?

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