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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 do for Nina, which Gino tells her is kind?
2. How old is Giovanni?
3. What does Nina tell Leda Elena has been doing since her father left in Chapter 14?
4. What did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?
5. What did Leda say to her daughters after she returned to them and they did poorly in school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nina use to harm Leda at the end of the novel? What does Leda say when her daughters call?
2. What answer does Leda give when Nina asks her why she kept the doll after knowing how tormented she was over it?
3. What does Leda say when Nina asked why she left her daughters?
4. What life changing thing happened when Leda attended the E.M. Forster conference?
5. What happens when Leda goes to the movies in Chapter 23?
6. In what way does Giovanni think young people today are different from when he was young?
7. What does Leda remind Nina that she had told her when discussing what she did in the woods with Gino?
8. Who is Lucilla? How did Leda's daughters feel about Lucilla? How did Leda feel about Lucilla?
9. 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?
10. In what way does Leda feel she and Brenda are similar in Chapter 24?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Read a review of The Lost Daughter. Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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