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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 did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?
(a) She invented a game to play with Marta.
(b) She yelled at Lucilla for being cruel.
(c) She yelled at Marta for getting sand all over her.
(d) She read to Marta and rocked her to sleep.

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

3. What did Leda's husband tell her when she called him after Professor Hardy's speech?
(a) He told her their babysitter did not show up.
(b) He told her he needed her home immediately.
(c) He told her Bianca had the flu.
(d) He told her Marta had chicken pox.

4. What does Leda see in the woods after she dials the number on the flyer in Chapter 18?
(a) Toni and Giovanni kissing.
(b) Toni kissing a housekeeper.
(c) Nina and Corrado kissing.
(d) Gino and Nina kissing.

5. What does Leda say when Nina asks why she left her daughters?
(a) She did not think she was a good mother to them.
(b) She could not stand them.
(c) She loved them too much.
(d) Gianni kicked her out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda go shopping for at the start of Chapter 14?

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

3. How old is Giovanni?

4. What does Nina ask Leda when she calls on Sunday close to midnight in Chapter 25?

5. Who does Leda notice at the fair just before Nina leaves her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leda ask Elena when she bumps into her family outside the toy store in Chapter 14? How does Elena respond? What does Rosaria say should happen to the person who took Elena's doll?

2. Who does Nina think stole Elena's doll?

3. What does Gino ask of Leda at the end of Chapter 23 after he walks her home from the dance?

4. Why was Gianni angry with Leda when she returned from the conference? How did he feel about her newfound drive to work?

5. Why is Leda so angry with herself after talking with Rosaria and Nina on their way to buy Elena a new doll?

6. What does Nina talk to Leda about when they meet at the fair in Chapter 21?

7. What happens to Leda during lunch in her apartment with Giovanni? How does Giovanni try to help?

8. What memory does Leda recall from when Bianca was 5 and Marta was 3 and she was trying to write an essay?

9. With whom did Leda begin an affair during the E.M. Forster conference?

10. How did Leda treat Marta during vacation when she sought comfort from her mother when Lucilla and Bianca left her out of a game?

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