2. What does Leda tell her daughters whey they say she should have called to tell them she is alive?
(a) I'm gravely injured, but I'll live.
(b) I don't know anymore.
(c) I'm dead, but fine.
(d) I'm alive and well.

3. What does Rosaria tell Toni that Leda does while on the beach?
(a) Watches them.
(b) Works.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Steals toys from little girls.

4. Why was Gianni upset with Leda when she returned from her conference?
(a) She came back with a heir of superiority.
(b) She did not tell him she would be gone for so long.
(c) She spent too much money while she was away.
(d) She barely called despite having a sick child.

5. What does Leda feel "reduced her to rotting matter without life" (75)?
(a) Her job.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her second pregnancy.
(d) Parenthood.

6. Why did the hitchhiking couple leave their families behind?
(a) They were joining a cult.
(b) Their families disapproved of their relationship.
(c) They robbed them.
(d) To travel together.

7. What does Nina say to her husband when she sees him at the fair?
(a) She tells him its his turn to watch Elena.
(b) She says she did not want to see him.
(c) She asked why he cannot leave her alone.
(d) She says she is happy he came early.

8. How did Leda's professor convince her to go to the conference he invited her to when her children were young?
(a) He spoke to her husband and convinced him to allow her to go.
(b) He found a baby-sitter for her children.
(c) He told her she could be a guest speaker.
(d) He secured funding for her trip.

9. What does Nina say has happened to Elena since she lost her doll?
(a) She seems more grown up.
(b) She has regressed.
(c) She refuses to eat.
(d) She has stopped speaking.

10. What is Leda angry at herself for discussing at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) Her current mental anguish.
(b) Her divorce.
(c) Her work to much.
(d) The years she left her daughters.

11. What did Elena do when Leda asked if she had found her doll?
(a) She softly said no.
(b) She told Leda she took the doll.
(c) She cried.
(d) She tried to hit Leda.

12. What does Leda tell Nina she felt "more useless and desperate without...than with" (72)?
(a) Her daughters.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her work.
(d) Her mother.

13. Why is Leda annoyed at the movie she attends in Chapter 23?
(a) A group of loud boys enter.
(b) A man next to her is eating loudly.
(c) The movie is boring.
(d) She has to sit in the back and cannot see well.

14. What does Gino tell Leda they will need to give to Giovanni to keep their secret?
(a) 10 Euros.
(b) A few pounds of fish.
(c) A pack of cigarettes.
(d) A bottle of wine.

15. What surprised Leda during Professor Hardy's speech at the conference she attended with her professor?
(a) Professor Hardy quoted her paper.
(b) Professor Hardy was extremely nervous.
(c) Professor Hardy seemed less intelligent than she imagined.
(d) Professor Hardy was incredibly handsome.