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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 scar on his belly.
(d) A limp.

2. What was Leda's ex-husband's profession?
(a) Author.
(b) Actor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Lawyer.

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

4. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Around 40.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Late teens.
(d) Early 20s.

5. What does Gino tell Leda about Nina's family when discussing how Leda refused to move for them on the beach?
(a) They are super annoying.
(b) They are the salt of the earth.
(c) They are bad people.
(d) They are made of money.

6. What does Leda think about Nina when she gets a closer look at her after speaking with the Dutch family?
(a) She appears depressed.
(b) She is not as young or beautiful as she had thought.
(c) She is even more beautiful than she thought.
(d) She looks like her mother.

7. What does Leda tell Nina is "blinding" (27) after she found Elena in Chapter 10?
(a) Fury.
(b) Anguish.
(c) The sunshine.
(d) Love.

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

9. What does Leda tell Rosaria is "always a cause for worry" (20)?
(a) Children.
(b) Spouses.
(c) Money.
(d) Work.

10. What does Leda imagine doing with Elena the next day at the beach as she drives home in Chapter 11?
(a) Playing with her doll.
(b) Eating ice cream.
(c) Building a sandcastle.
(d) Swimming together.

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

12. What did Leda once give to Bianca to ease her jealously of her new sister?
(a) A cat.
(b) A new stuffed animal.
(c) A new dress.
(d) Her old doll.

13. How old was Leda when she had her second child?
(a) 19.
(b) 33.
(c) 43.
(d) 25.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leda's youngest daughter's name?

2. Which of the Neapolitans does Gino tell Leda he likes the least?

3. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?

4. What did Leda make Florinda do, as remembered in Chapter 13?

5. What is Elena doing when Leda finds her by the shore in Chapter 10?

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