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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nina jab Leda with in her apartment at the end of the novel?
(a) Her keys.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pinecone.
(d) A hat pin.

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

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

4. What does Leda go shopping for at the start of Chapter 14?
(a) A watch for Gino.
(b) A new dress for Nani.
(c) A new doll for Elena.
(d) A scarf for Nina.

5. How long after she met the hitchhikers did Leda leave her family?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 year.

6. 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 was worried they would never want to leave Naples.
(d) Leda had tried so hard to leave that part of herself behind.

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

8. Why did Leda drag her daughters to a pay phone when she returned from the conference?
(a) To call Professor Hardy.
(b) They could not afford their home phone anymore.
(c) To call her mother and ask if the girls could live with her.
(d) To call Gianni when she was locked out of her apartment.

9. What did Leda say to her daughters after she returned to them and they did poorly in school?
(a) It is not their fault they are not bright.
(b) They get their brains from their father.
(c) They were going to turn out like their grandmother.
(d) At least they are pretty.

10. What does Gino say Nina wants him to ask of Leda?
(a) If she can help her leave her family.
(b) If she will help her enroll in university.
(c) If they can use her apartment for a few hours.
(d) If she will watch Elena for a few hours.

11. What did Leda do after Bianca interrupted her while she was writing an essay when Bianca was 5?
(a) Leda told Bianca what she was writing and asked for her thoughts.
(b) Leda sent Bianca to her room.
(c) Leda gave her paper and pencil so she could pretend to work.
(d) Leda slapped Bianca.

12. How much time did Leda spend away from her daughters and husband?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

13. Why was Leda jealous of Lucilla?
(a) Her daughters seemed to like her more than their mother.
(b) Her English was better.
(c) She looked like a model.
(d) She wore expensive jewelry.

14. How does Leda feel she looks when she arrives at her apartment after thinking she is being followed in Chapter 23?
(a) Older and too thin.
(b) Plump and sexy.
(c) Young and refreshed.
(d) Frightened and dazed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Nina when she meets Leda at the fair?

2. Who calls Leda while she is at the fair rummaging through clothes and antiques?

3. Who dances with "a serious intensity" (79) at a dancing party in Chapter 23?

4. Why was Leda upset that Gianni picked up hitchhikers on the ride to their vacation home?

5. What excuse did Leda give to her professor when he invited her to a conference?

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