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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?
(a) A shovel and pail.
(b) A baby doll.
(c) A pacifier.
(d) A parasol.

2. What does Leda take before heading home from the beach in Chapter 10?
(a) Gino's wallet.
(b) Elena's doll.
(c) Rosaria's purse.
(d) Nina's hat.

3. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Elena.
(b) Lila.
(c) Lina.
(d) Eloise.

4. What ominous warning sign does Elena imagine as she drives at the start of the novel?
(a) A black cat.
(b) Dark clouds.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) Red flag.

5. How old is Leda at the start of the story?
(a) 57.
(b) 47.
(c) 37.
(d) 27.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Leda tell Nina is "blinding" (27) after she found Elena in Chapter 10?
(a) Anguish.
(b) Fury.
(c) Love.
(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. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Gino.
(c) Gerardo.
(d) Gonzo.

14. Who is Florinda?
(a) One of Marta's beautiful friends.
(b) Leda's mother.
(c) Nina's mother.
(d) The woman with whom Gianni had an affair.

15. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Relieved.
(c) At peace.
(d) Annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leda when she had her second child?

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

3. What does Gino tell Leda he is studying at school when she sees him in Chapter 12?

4. What was the name of Leda's childhood doll?

5. What does Leda realize about Gino as they eat and talk in Chapter 13?

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