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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Gino say Nina's family blames for Elena's lost doll?
(a) Rosaria.
(b) Elena.
(c) Nina.
(d) Leda.
2. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?
(a) A silver necklace.
(b) A bathing suit cover up.
(c) A straw hat.
(d) A tote bag.
3. What does Leda tell Nina is "blinding" (27) after she found Elena in Chapter 10?
(a) Fury.
(b) Love.
(c) Anguish.
(d) The sunshine.
4. 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.
5. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?
(a) A parasol.
(b) A baby doll.
(c) A shovel and pail.
(d) A pacifier.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who told Leda she was “less distracted, more generous” (7) after her children moved?
2. What does Leda think Gianni would do if he saw Elena playing on the beach alone?
3. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?
4. What does Leda tell Rosaria is "always a cause for worry" (20)?
5. Where does Leda's ex husband live?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when Leda found Bianca on the balcony with the doll she had given to her?
2. How did Leda get injured on her way back from the beach in Chapter 7? What does she think happened?
3. Where does Leda recall never looking when she lost Bianca on the beach? What does Leda recall doing when she was lost as a little girl? What was Elena doing when Leda found her?
4. How old was Leda when she had her first child? How did her life change after becoming a mother? In what way is that different from her husband's life after parenthood?
5. How is Leda's mother portrayed when Leda was a child?
6. Why does Leda say that strangers are helpful in situations such as Nina losing Elena on the beach?
7. Why did Leda allow her daughters to play with her like a doll?
8. How does Elena appear to Leda when she gets a closer look at her as she plays with her doll near Leda while her mother walks with her father in Chapter 9?
9. What does Leda think her daughters would do if they saw her walking with Gino? Why?
10. How did Leda first become involved with the Neapolitan family on the beach in Chapter 6?
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