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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 hits Leda as she walks back to her apartment in Chapter 7 after first talking with Rosaria?
2. What does Rosaria do after noticing the wound on Leda's back in Chapter 10?
3. How old was Leda when she had her first child?
4. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?
5. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Leda sometimes behave when her daughters brought boyfriends over when they were teens?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Who joins the Neapolitans in Chapter 6? How does this impact other bathers on the beach?
5. What does Leda suspect after seeing Giovanni at the bar playing cards with his friends?
6. 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?
7. How does Leda decide she will return Elena's doll as she drives back to her apartment at the start of Chapter 11?
8. What happened when Leda found Bianca on the balcony with the doll she had given to her?
9. Who was Florinda? What memory of Florinda is recalled in Chapter 13?
10. What happens when Leda calls her daughters after getting hit with a pinecone? How does she feel after their conversation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title The Lost Daughter. Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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