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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Leda at the start of the story?
(a) 57.
(b) 37.
(c) 27.
(d) 47.

2. Who is Florinda?
(a) One of Marta's beautiful friends.
(b) Nina's mother.
(c) Leda's mother.
(d) The woman with whom Gianni had an affair.

3. What does Leda say she lived with during the three years she was away from her daughters?
(a) An unshakeable shame.
(b) Guilt for feeling so free.
(c) An unbearable absence.
(d) A brilliant man.

4. What did Brenda ask Leda for before they left after spending the night in Calabrese?
(a) Some money to go back to her family.
(b) Something Leda had written.
(c) Some food to take with them.
(d) A picture of her family.

5. Who does the Neapolitan family on the beach remind Leda of when she first notices them in Chapter 4?
(a) Her neighbors back home.
(b) Her own family.
(c) Her ex-husband's family.
(d) Some of her students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Rosaria give to Leda for Nina and Elena's absence from the beach in Chapter 18?

2. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?

3. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?

4. What happened to Leda's ex-husband's career after they had children?

5. What does Giovanni bring to Leda's apartment at the start of Chapter 20?

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