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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 dances with "a serious intensity" (79) at a dancing party in Chapter 23?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Rosaria.
(c) Nina.
(d) Gino.

2. What does Leda tell Nina happened to her as a mother after she returned to her daughters?
(a) She lived more for her daughters than for herself.
(b) She resented her daughters for ruining her career.
(c) She gave up her career entirely to focus on motherhood.
(d) She felt an irreparable distance had grown between herself and her daughters.

3. What reason does Rosaria give to Leda for Nina and Elena's absence from the beach in Chapter 18?
(a) Toni does not want them to go there anymore.
(b) Nina has a sunburn.
(c) They went home early.
(d) Elena has a fever.

4. What does Rosaria tell Toni that Leda does while on the beach?
(a) Steals toys from little girls.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Watches them.
(d) Works.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Leda annoyed at the movie she attends in Chapter 23?

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

3. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asked what Leda's daughters were like as little girls?

4. Why was Gianni upset with Leda when she returned from her conference?

5. How did Lucilla behave toward Leda while their families vacationed together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. How did meeting the hitchhikers change Leda?

6. What happens when Leda goes to the movies in Chapter 23?

7. In what way was Leda's first pregnancy different from her mother's and other relative's?

8. What does Nina use to harm Leda at the end of the novel? What does Leda say when her daughters call?

9. What life changing thing happened when Leda attended the E.M. Forster conference?

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

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