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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?
(a) He is rude toward Leda.
(b) He is drunk and belligerent.
(c) He flirts with Leda.
(d) He acts like he does not know Leda.

2. What is Nina looking for when Nina wakes up on the beach at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Elena.
(b) Her wallet.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Nani.

3. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?
(a) Camping with her daughters.
(b) Childhood summer vacations.
(c) Household cleaning products.
(d) Her first house with her husband.

4. What does Leda think about Nina when she gets a closer look at her after speaking with the Dutch family?
(a) She is not as young or beautiful as she had thought.
(b) She appears depressed.
(c) She is even more beautiful than she thought.
(d) She looks like her mother.

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

2. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?

3. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?

4. In what way did Leda's daughters play with her as if she were a doll when they were young?

5. How old was Leda when she had her first child?

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