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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. In what way does Leda feel Rosaria and Toni resemble one another?

2. How old was Nina when she had Elena?

3. How did Lucilla behave toward Leda while their families vacationed together?

4. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?

5. What does Nina say to her husband when she sees him at the fair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Leda treat Marta during vacation when she sought comfort from her mother when Lucilla and Bianca left her out of a game?

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

3. What happens when Leda goes to the movies in Chapter 23?

4. What does Giovanni tell Leda about this life she he brings fish to her apartment in Chapter 20?

5. Why is Leda so angry with herself after talking with Rosaria and Nina on their way to buy Elena a new doll?

6. Who does Nina think stole Elena's doll?

7. What did Leda tell her husband about Lucilla when they returned from their vacation with Lucilla and Mateo?

8. How did meeting the hitchhikers change Leda?

9. 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?

10. What does Leda say when Nina asked why she left her daughters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the story. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character or symbol and discuss their/its role in creating conflict in the story.

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