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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 is Leda's oldest daughter's name?

2. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?

3. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?

4. Who is Florinda?

5. How old does Leda think the young mother in the Neapolitan family is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Giovanni? Describe Leda's first interaction with him when she arrives at her vacation apartment.

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

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

4. Who joins the Neapolitans in Chapter 6? How does this impact other bathers on the beach?

5. In what ways did Leda's life change after her daughters moved away?

6. How did Leda get injured on her way back from the beach in Chapter 7? What does she think happened?

7. Why does Leda say that strangers are helpful in situations such as Nina losing Elena on the beach?

8. How did Leda first become involved with the Neapolitan family on the beach in Chapter 6?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Ferrante of The Lost Daughter. Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of The Lost Daughter. How does the structure speak to Leda's state of mind? What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the imagery used in The Lost Daughter. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

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