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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What physical characteristic does Leda notice about Nina's husband as she watches them walk on the beach?
(a) A bald spot.
(b) A twitch in his eye.
(c) A limp.
(d) A scar on his belly.

3. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?
(a) The sun.
(b) Her child.
(c) Escape.
(d) Other men.

4. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) His drunkeness.
(b) Their guests.
(c) Money.
(d) Elena.

5. Who does Gino say Nina's family blames for Elena's lost doll?
(a) Elena.
(b) Nina.
(c) Rosaria.
(d) Leda.

6. What is Nina's husband's name?
(a) Andre.
(b) Ricci.
(c) Toni.
(d) Eddie.

7. What subject does Leda teach?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) English Literature.
(d) Law.

8. What did Leda make Florinda do, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) Apologize to Marta.
(b) Sweep and mop her floor.
(c) Leave the house.
(d) Give her money.

9. What secret does Gino tell Leda he knows about Nina?
(a) She is planning on leaving her husband.
(b) She wants to complete her university studies.
(c) She hates Rosaria.
(d) She wishes her daughter had never been born.

10. What did Bianca do to Mina, which angered Leda?
(a) She colored on her with marker.
(b) She drew a mustache on her face.
(c) She cut her hair.
(d) She painted her finger nails.

11. Whose "gentle cadence" (13) did Nina's voice remind Leda?
(a) Leda's mother.
(b) Leda's husband.
(c) Leda's daughter.
(d) Leda's lover.

12. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Gino.
(c) Gonzo.
(d) Gerardo.

13. What is Nina looking for when Nina wakes up on the beach at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Nani.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Elena.

14. What is Elena doing when Leda finds her by the shore in Chapter 10?
(a) Crying.
(b) Kissing her doll.
(c) Building a sandcastle.
(d) Talking to a stranger.

15. Who joins the Neapolitan family at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Nina's husband.
(b) Nina's siblings.
(c) Nina's grandparents.
(d) Nina's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?

2. What does Nina tell Leda Elena was wearing at the start of Chapter 10?

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

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

5. What does Leda take before heading home from the beach in Chapter 10?

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