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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse did Leda give to her professor when he invited her to a conference?
(a) Her husband would never let her.
(b) She did not like that particular writer.
(c) She could not afford it.
(d) She could not leave her daughters.

2. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) She would not speak to Leda.
(b) She was furious with Florinda.
(c) She was thankful to Leda.
(d) She acted as if nothing happened.

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

4. Where did Leda go for two months the first time she left her family?
(a) Canada.
(b) America.
(c) Greece.
(d) England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Rosaria?

2. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?

3. What physical characteristic does Leda notice about Nina's husband as she watches them walk on the beach?

4. Who is Rosaria?

5. What does Nina tell Leda Elena has been doing since her father left in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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