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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 does Leda invite Gino to do with her when she runs into him in Chapter 12?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Move to Florence with her.
(c) Come to her apartment.
(d) Have dinner.

2. 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) A wad of cash.
(c) A dead cicada.
(d) Elena's doll.

3. What does Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?
(a) She cannot find her mom.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) She is afraid of her dad.
(d) She lost her doll.

4. What does Leda imagine doing with Elena the next day at the beach as she drives home in Chapter 11?
(a) Swimming together.
(b) Building a sandcastle.
(c) Playing with her doll.
(d) Eating ice cream.

5. How did Leda feel about her mother?
(a) She was neglectful.
(b) She was very unhappy.
(c) She was too controlling.
(d) She was tender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?

2. What subject do Leda and Gino settle on for discussion in Chapter 12?

3. After Leda apologizes to Rosaria for not moving, what does Rosaria say is not always good for people?

4. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?

5. 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?

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