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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 Giovanni bring to Leda's apartment at the start of Chapter 20?
2. What does Leda feel "reduced her to rotting matter without life" (75)?
3. Why did Leda drag her daughters to a pay phone when she returned from the conference?
4. What did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?
5. How did Lucilla behave toward Leda while their families vacationed together?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Leda goes to the movies in Chapter 23?
2. What does Nina talk to Leda about when they meet at the fair in Chapter 21?
3. 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?
4. How did Leda treat Marta during vacation when she sought comfort from her mother when Lucilla and Bianca left her out of a game?
5. What would Lucilla do if Bianca and Marta did not want to play with her?
6. Why does Leda avoid the beach at the start of Chapter 14? What does she buy instead? Who does Leda bump into while shopping? What are they shopping for?
7. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asks what her daughters were like as little girls?
8. What does Giovanni tell Leda about this life she he brings fish to her apartment in Chapter 20?
9. Why is Leda so angry with herself after talking with Rosaria and Nina on their way to buy Elena a new doll?
10. What was Leda reminded of while watching Nani spew brown liquid into the sink in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Ferrante's The Lost Daughter. Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 3
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
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