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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22 - 25 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Leda's professor convince her to go to the conference he invited her to when her children were young?
(a) He secured funding for her trip.
(b) He spoke to her husband and convinced him to allow her to go.
(c) He found a baby-sitter for her children.
(d) He told her she could be a guest speaker.

4. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?
(a) Cicada.
(b) Fly.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Spider.

5. What did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?
(a) Leave the family.
(b) Smack Leda.
(c) Kick Leda out of the house.
(d) Throw away all of Leda's toys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Leda jealous of Lucilla?

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

3. What does Elena call her doll?

4. What did Leda do after Bianca interrupted her while she was writing an essay when Bianca was 5?

5. How old does Leda think the young mother in the Neapolitan family is?

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