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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 is Leda's ex-husband's name?
(a) Gino.
(b) Gerardo.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Gianni.

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

3. What was Leda's ex-husband's profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Actor.
(d) Author.

4. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Nina.
(b) Nala.
(c) Lela.
(d) Nora.

5. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?
(a) She felt Nina did not pay enough attention to Elena.
(b) She felt Nina was playing the role of the beautiful mother for the benefit of the crowd.
(c) She felt Nina allowed Elena to get away with behaving rudely.
(d) She felt Nina and Elena ignored their family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leda get upset with Florinda about?

2. How old was Leda when she had her second child?

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

4. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?

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

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