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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Gianni have an affair after he and Leda split up?
(a) Leda's aunt.
(b) Lucilla.
(c) Bianca's friend's mother.
(d) Marta's teacher.

2. What would Leda's daughters say whenever she tried to discuss the years she left them?
(a) They could never forgive her.
(b) They did not remember.
(c) They missed her everyday.
(d) They loved living with their father.

3. What does Leda recall marry men with whom she had affairs telling her at the start of Chapter 19?
(a) They said they married too young.
(b) They said they would leave their wives for her.
(c) They never told her they were married.
(d) They said they would never leave their wives.

4. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asked what Leda's daughters were like as little girls?
(a) They were angels.
(b) Just like any other kids.
(c) She left them.
(d) They were terrors.

5. Why was Leda worried Gianni would bring her daughters to her family in Naples after she left them?
(a) Leda was worried her mother would spoil them too much.
(b) Leda was worried Gianni would not care for them if he had help.
(c) Leda had tried so hard to leave that part of herself behind.
(d) Leda was worried they would never want to leave Naples.

6. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?
(a) Tearing up her work.
(b) Coloring all over her work.
(c) Slapping her on the ear.
(d) Screaming in her ear.

7. What does Leda do for Nina, which Gino tells her is kind?
(a) Bought her a hatpin.
(b) Gave her parenting advice.
(c) Found Elena's doll.
(d) Watched Elena for her.

8. What does Leda tell Nina she should do with her life?
(a) Have affairs but do not get caught.
(b) Accept her role as wife and mother.
(c) Go back to University.
(d) Take some time away from her family to figure out what she wants.

9. Who does Leda notice at the fair just before Nina leaves her?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Marta and Bianca.
(c) Rosaria and Toni.
(d) Gino.

10. What did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?
(a) She yelled at Lucilla for being cruel.
(b) She invented a game to play with Marta.
(c) She read to Marta and rocked her to sleep.
(d) She yelled at Marta for getting sand all over her.

11. What happened after Leda and Professor Hardy had dinner after the conference?
(a) He asked her to leave her family and run away with him.
(b) He told her he would mentor her.
(c) They began an affair.
(d) He offered her a high paying job.

12. What did Leda's husband tell her when she called him after Professor Hardy's speech?
(a) He told her Bianca had the flu.
(b) He told her their babysitter did not show up.
(c) He told her he needed her home immediately.
(d) He told her Marta had chicken pox.

13. What does Nina tell Leda she wants to do after Leda returns home?
(a) Move to Florence with Leda.
(b) Work with Leda.
(c) Write letters to Leda.
(d) Visit Leda in Florence.

14. What are the Neapolitan children handing out on the beach when Leda arrives at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) A flyer for the missing doll.
(b) Handmade crafts.
(c) Flyers for a concert.
(d) Sunscreen.

15. Why is Leda angry at herself the morning after Giovanni came to her apartment?
(a) She did not offer him dessert.
(b) She drank too much.
(c) She forgot to pay him for the food.
(d) She left the doll out for him to see.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brenda ask Leda for before they left after spending the night in Calabrese?

2. Why did Leda drag her daughters to a pay phone when she returned from the conference?

3. What does Giovanni bring to Leda's apartment at the start of Chapter 20?

4. How old is Giovanni's oldest son?

5. Why would Leda's daughters ask her to leave the apartment when they were teenagers?

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