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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. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

2. What does Leda do instead, after having the urge to tell Nina and Elena they do not know how to play?
(a) She goes to the bar for a drink.
(b) She packs her things in a fury and leaves.
(c) She reads and stops watching them.
(d) She dips her feet in the water.

3. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Gonzo.
(b) Gino.
(c) Gerardo.
(d) Jasper.

4. What was Leda's ex-husband's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Author.
(d) Professor.

5. What is the name of the person who greeted Leda when she arrived at her vacation apartment?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Riccardo.
(c) Alessandro.
(d) Gianni.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?

2. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?

3. Which of the Neapolitans does Gino tell Leda he likes the least?

4. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?

5. What subject does Leda teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Bianca and Marta recently move? With whom? How did Leda feel about their absence?

2. How does Rosaria help Leda when she notices the wound on her back?

3. How did Leda first become involved with the Neapolitan family on the beach in Chapter 6?

4. How did Leda get injured on her way back from the beach in Chapter 7? What does she think happened?

5. 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?

6. Who joins the Neapolitans in Chapter 6? How does this impact other bathers on the beach?

7. How did Leda sometimes behave when her daughters brought boyfriends over when they were teens?

8. What did Leda think of Gino when she first met him? Which of her daughters did she think would like him most?

9. Why did Leda give her childhood doll to Bianca when she was young? What toy did Bianca prefer to the doll Leda gave to her?

10. What happens when Leda calls her daughters after getting hit with a pinecone? How does she feel after their conversation?

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