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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Rosaria?
(a) Nina's mother-in-law.
(b) The pregnant woman.
(c) Elena's cousin.
(d) Nina's daughter.

3. What did Leda get upset with Florinda about?
(a) Eating all her food.
(b) Dirtying her floor.
(c) Stealing her daughter's boyfriend.
(d) Being too loud.

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

5. How old was Leda when she had her first child?
(a) 18.
(b) 41.
(c) 32.
(d) 23.

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

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

8. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Nina's graduation.
(c) Elena's birthday.
(d) Her baby shower.

9. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

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

11. What is Leda's youngest daughter's name?
(a) Marta.
(b) Marlina.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Laila.

12. What was the name of Leda's childhood doll?
(a) Noni.
(b) Mina.
(c) Lollie.
(d) Baby.

13. What does Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?
(a) She wants to go home.
(b) She lost her doll.
(c) She is afraid of her dad.
(d) She cannot find her mom.

14. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Elena's doll.
(b) A dead cicada.
(c) Elena's hat.
(d) A wad of cash.

15. Who tells Leda over the phone that Canada is “an uninhabitable country, both winter and summer” (21).
(a) Bianca.
(b) Gianni.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Marta.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What subject does Leda teach?

4. What did Bianca do to Mina, which angered Leda?

5. Who joins the Neapolitan family at the start of Chapter 6?

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