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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Leda invite Gino to do with her when she runs into him in Chapter 12?
2. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?
3. How old was Leda when she had her first child?
4. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?
5. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?
Short Essay Questions
1. How old was Leda when she had her first child? How did her life change after becoming a mother? In what way is that different from her husband's life after parenthood?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What does Leda think her daughters would do if they saw her walking with Gino? Why?
5. How did Leda get injured on her way back from the beach in Chapter 7? What does she think happened?
6. Who joins the Neapolitans in Chapter 6? How does this impact other bathers on the beach?
7. How does Rosaria help Leda when she notices the wound on her back?
8. Who is Giovanni? Describe Leda's first interaction with him when she arrives at her vacation apartment.
9. How did Leda sometimes behave when her daughters brought boyfriends over when they were teens?
10. Why did Leda allow her daughters to play with her like a doll?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the hat pin as a symbol in The Lost Daughter. In what scenes does the hat pin appear? What is the context? How does the hat pin develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Ferrante's commentary on motherhood in The Lost Daughter. How is motherhood important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
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