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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 Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?
2. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?
3. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?
4. What did Leda get upset with Florinda about?
5. What does Elena call her doll?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Leda first become involved with the Neapolitan family on the beach in Chapter 6?
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. How did Leda get injured on her way back from the beach in Chapter 7? What does she think happened?
4. What contentious interaction does Leda witness between Nina and her husband at the end of Chapter 9? What changes as a result of their interaction?
5. What happens when Leda calls her daughters after getting hit with a pinecone? How does she feel after their conversation?
6. Where is Nina at the start of Chapter 10 and who is she searching for?
7. How does Elena appear to Leda when she gets a closer look at her as she plays with her doll near Leda while her mother walks with her father in Chapter 9?
8. What did Leda think of Nina when she first saw her on the beach?
9. What childhood memories returned to Leda as she drives in Chapter 1 and pictures seeing a red flag on an empty beach?
10. Who joins the Neapolitans in Chapter 6? How does this impact other bathers on the beach?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Ferrante's language style and word choice in The Lost Daughter. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of The Lost Daughter. Who is she? What else has she written? How is The Lost Daughter similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 3
Read a review of The Lost Daughter. Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
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