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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 did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?
(a) She yelled at Marta for getting sand all over her.
(b) She yelled at Lucilla for being cruel.
(c) She invented a game to play with Marta.
(d) She read to Marta and rocked her to sleep.

2. How did Lucilla behave toward Leda while their families vacationed together?
(a) She treated Leda as a confidant.
(b) She fawned over Leda.
(c) She ignored Leda.
(d) She treated Leda like a child.

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

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

5. What did Elena do when Leda asked if she had found her doll?
(a) She tried to hit Leda.
(b) She cried.
(c) She told Leda she took the doll.
(d) She softly said no.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?

2. Whose "gentle cadence" (13) did Nina's voice remind Leda?

3. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?

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

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

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