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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. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?

2. How did Leda feel about her mother?

3. What does Elena tell Leda when she finds her by the water in Chapter 10?

4. What does Leda do instead, after having the urge to tell Nina and Elena they do not know how to play?

5. Who is Florinda?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Bianca and Marta recently move? With whom? How did Leda feel about their absence?

2. Where is Nina at the start of Chapter 10 and who is she searching for?

3. What did Leda think of Gino when she first met him? Which of her daughters did she think would like him most?

4. What happens when Leda calls her daughters after getting hit with a pinecone? How does she feel after their conversation?

5. 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?

6. What conversation topic do Gino and Leda settle on while having dinner in Chapter 12? What does Gino know about Nina and her family, which he shares with Leda over dinner?

7. How does Rosaria help Leda when she notices the wound on her back?

8. What did Leda think of Nina when she first saw her on the beach?

9. In what ways do the Neapolitans remind Leda of her family?

10. What does Leda think her daughters would do if they saw her walking with Gino? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay discussing the setting of The Lost Daughter. In what ways does the setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?

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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