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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 Leda say when Nina asks why she left her daughters?

2. What does Leda bring to the beach with her the morning after she took sleeping pills and slept well in Chapter 18?

3. What does Leda remove from Nani's mouth while in her apartment bathroom?

4. Why is Leda unable to return Elena's doll at the start of Chapter 14 as initially planned?

5. Who does Leda watch "in the distance" (75) at the beach at the start of Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leda remind Nina that she had told her when discussing what she did in the woods with Gino?

2. In what way does Giovanni think young people today are different from when he was young?

3. What happens to Leda during lunch in her apartment with Giovanni? How does Giovanni try to help?

4. What does Nina talk to Leda about when they meet at the fair in Chapter 21?

5. What memory does Leda recall from when Bianca was 5 and Marta was 3 and she was trying to write an essay?

6. Who is Lucilla? How did Leda's daughters feel about Lucilla? How did Leda feel about Lucilla?

7. What does Leda ask Elena when she bumps into her family outside the toy store in Chapter 14? How does Elena respond? What does Rosaria say should happen to the person who took Elena's doll?

8. What was Leda reminded of while watching Nani spew brown liquid into the sink in Chapter 22?

9. Why was Gianni angry with Leda when she returned from the conference? How did he feel about her newfound drive to work?

10. What does Gino ask of Leda at the end of Chapter 23 after he walks her home from the dance?

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 exploring the central purpose of this story. What response do you think the author hoped to get from her readers? Do you think she was successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

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