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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 bald spot.
(b) A limp.
(c) A scar on his belly.
(d) A twitch in his eye.

2. What was one reason Leda allowed her daughters to play with her as if she were a doll?
(a) She hated it, but was too tired to say no.
(b) Her mother never let her do that.
(c) She thought it was fun.
(d) It annoyed their father.

3. What subject do Leda and Gino settle on for discussion in Chapter 12?
(a) Nina and her family.
(b) Leda's children.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) School.

4. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?
(a) He is rude toward Leda.
(b) He flirts with Leda.
(c) He is drunk and belligerent.
(d) He acts like he does not know Leda.

5. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?
(a) A tiny scrape.
(b) A bizarre bruise.
(c) An enormous gash.
(d) An inexplicable lesion.

6. What did Leda sometimes do when Bianca or Marta brought boyfriends over their house?
(a) She was cruel to them.
(b) She made elaborate dinners.
(c) She told her daughters boys were not allowed in the house.
(d) She flirted with them.

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

8. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?
(a) Her hairdresser ruined her hair.
(b) She has nothing to wear.
(c) Her ex-boyfriend will be there.
(d) Everyone will think Bianca is prettier.

9. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?
(a) Leda as a young girl.
(b) Marta.
(c) Leda's sister.
(d) Bianca.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?

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

3. What is Leda's oldest daughter's name?

4. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?

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

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