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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 did Leda make Florinda do, as remembered in Chapter 13?

2. What is Leda's profession?

3. How old was Leda when she had her second child?

4. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?

5. What is Leda's oldest daughter's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leda suspect after seeing Giovanni at the bar playing cards with his friends?

2. 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?

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

4. What childhood memories returned to Leda as she drives in Chapter 1 and pictures seeing a red flag on an empty beach?

5. Where does Leda recall never looking when she lost Bianca on the beach? What does Leda recall doing when she was lost as a little girl? What was Elena doing when Leda found her?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. How is Leda's mother portrayed when Leda was a child?

10. What happened when Leda found Bianca on the balcony with the doll she had given to her?

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

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

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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