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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 secret does Gino tell Leda he knows about Nina?
(a) She wants to complete her university studies.
(b) She is planning on leaving her husband.
(c) She hates Rosaria.
(d) She wishes her daughter had never been born.

2. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?
(a) Fly.
(b) Spider.
(c) Cicada.
(d) Mosquito.

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

4. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) At peace.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Relieved.

5. What does Gino tell Leda he is studying at school when she sees him in Chapter 12?
(a) Math.
(b) Literature.
(c) Science.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What does Elena call her doll?

3. Who joins the Neapolitan family at the start of Chapter 6?

4. What is Leda's profession?

5. After Leda apologizes to Rosaria for not moving, what does Rosaria say is not always good for people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Leda allow her daughters to play with her like a doll?

2. How is Leda's mother portrayed when Leda was a child?

3. What conversation topic do Gino and Leda settle on while having dinner in Chapter 12? What does Gino know about Nina and her family, which he shares with Leda over dinner?

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

5. In what ways did Leda's life change after her daughters moved away?

6. Who is Giovanni? Describe Leda's first interaction with him when she arrives at her vacation apartment.

7. How did Leda's view of Nina change on the first Saturday of her vacation after the beach grew crowded at the end of Chapter 1?

8. Where is Nina at the start of Chapter 10 and who is she searching for?

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

10. What was Leda's routine her first few days of vacation?

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