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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Leda upset that Gianni picked up hitchhikers on the ride to their vacation home?
(a) She was already busy with their young daughters.
(b) The hitchhikers looked scary.
(c) They refused to use a map.
(d) The blasted music.

3. Why is Nina upset to learn her husband is at the fair at the start of Chapter 22?
(a) She thinks he is stalking her.
(b) He was not supposed to be there until the next day.
(c) She had told him not to come back.
(d) He will blame her for Elena's mood.

4. What happens when Leda kisses and hugs Nani in her apartment at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) The doll emits dark liquid.
(b) The doll giggles.
(c) The doll hugs her back.
(d) The doll falls apart.

5. How long after she met the hitchhikers did Leda leave her family?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?

2. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?

3. What does Nina jab Leda with in her apartment at the end of the novel?

4. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?

5. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?

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