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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 tell her daughters whey they say she should have called to tell them she is alive?

2. What did Leda say to her daughters after she returned to them and they did poorly in school?

3. What does Nina do in the apartment which reminds Leda of her mother and grandmother?

4. Who dances with "a serious intensity" (79) at a dancing party in Chapter 23?

5. Where did Gianni's family have a home to which they often vacationed when the girls were young?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Lucilla do if Bianca and Marta did not want to play with her?

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

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

4. Why does Leda decide that Elena probably put something inside of her doll? What does she find?

5. In what way does Leda feel she and Brenda are similar in Chapter 24?

6. 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?

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

8. What does Nina use to harm Leda at the end of the novel? What does Leda say when her daughters call?

9. In what way was Leda's first pregnancy different from her mother's and other relative's?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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