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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Lila.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Elena.
(d) Lina.

3. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) The other bathers are too loud.
(b) To make space for their friends.
(c) They want to set up a volleyball net.
(d) They do not want people to hear them talking.

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

5. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Leda she was “less distracted, more generous” (7) after her children moved?

2. What happens when Leda kisses and hugs Nani in her apartment at the end of Chapter 13?

3. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?

4. What is Leda's profession?

5. What is Leda's oldest daughter's name?

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