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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 secret does Gino tell Leda he knows about Nina?
(a) She wishes her daughter had never been born.
(b) She is planning on leaving her husband.
(c) She hates Rosaria.
(d) She wants to complete her university studies.

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) Elena's birthday.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Nina's graduation.

3. What does Gino tell Leda about Nina's family when discussing how Leda refused to move for them on the beach?
(a) They are made of money.
(b) They are super annoying.
(c) They are bad people.
(d) They are the salt of the earth.

4. What is Nina's husband's name?
(a) Ricci.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Andre.
(d) Toni.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?

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

4. What happened to Leda's ex-husband's career after they had children?

5. Who is Rosaria?

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