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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 does Nina do in the apartment which reminds Leda of her mother and grandmother?
(a) She speaks with a gentle cadence.
(b) She cooks a Neapolitan dinner.
(c) She laughs and jokes.
(d) She hurls insults at Leda.

2. Who does Leda watch "in the distance" (75) at the beach at the start of Chapter 23?
(a) Nina.
(b) Toni.
(c) Gino.
(d) Elena.

3. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?
(a) Slapping her on the ear.
(b) Screaming in her ear.
(c) Coloring all over her work.
(d) Tearing up her work.

4. 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 they would never want to leave Naples.
(c) Leda had tried so hard to leave that part of herself behind.
(d) Leda was worried Gianni would not care for them if he had help.

5. What does Nina say to her husband when she sees him at the fair?
(a) She tells him its his turn to watch Elena.
(b) She says she is happy he came early.
(c) She asked why he cannot leave her alone.
(d) She says she did not want to see him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda tell Nina happened to her as a mother after she returned to her daughters?

2. Why does Leda decide against calling her daughters at the start of Chapter 24?

3. What did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?

4. What does Toni say to Leda when he sees her at the fair?

5. What did Leda do after Bianca interrupted her while she was writing an essay when Bianca was 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Leda tell her husband about Lucilla when they returned from their vacation with Lucilla and Mateo?

4. What does Giovanni tell Leda about this life she he brings fish to her apartment in Chapter 20?

5. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asks what her daughters were like as little girls?

6. What was Leda reminded of while watching Nani spew brown liquid into the sink in Chapter 22?

7. Why does Leda avoid the beach at the start of Chapter 14? What does she buy instead? Who does Leda bump into while shopping? What are they shopping for?

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

9. In what way does Leda feel she and Brenda are similar in Chapter 24?

10. What does Leda remind Nina that she had told her when discussing what she did in the woods with Gino?

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