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The Lost Daughter Quiz

Elena Ferrante

This Study Guide consists of approximately 105 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Lost Daughter.

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

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The Lost Daughter Quiz

Elena Ferrante

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How does Leda know that the large family on the beach is from Naples? (from Chapter 4)

She overhears them talking about their home in Naples.

She recognizes their dialect as the one she grew up with in her own family in Naples.

Gino tells Leda where they are from when they first arrive on the beach.

One of the women tells her they have come from Naples for the summer.

2.

Why does Leda's phone call to Marta in Chapter 8 feel unsatisfying to her? (from Chapter 8)

The phone call makes Leda miss Marta more.

Marta talks endlessly about herself and never asks how Leda is.

Marta speaks rudely to Leda, insulting her.

Leda wishes Marta lived near her so that they could talk in person, rather than over the phone.

3.

How does Elena behave in Chapter 14 when Leda asks her in the toy store whether she has found her doll? (from Chapter 14)

She begins to sob, whining that she wants her doll.

Not feeling well, she remains silent with her head resting on her mother's shoulder.

She becomes angry and tries to hit Leda.

She replies that she has not found her doll and does not want any doll but that one.

4.

Why does Leda see in Gino a kind of kindred spirit? (from Chapter 3)

He seems free of care and responsibility.

He tells her that the scent of resin in the pinewood reminds him of his childhood.

He appears to be a student, immersed in a book.

He tells her that he lives in Florence during the rest of the year.

5.

What does Leda say she had feared most when she left her daughters behind with Gianni? (from Chapter 18)

She was afraid her daughters would hate her.

She worried that Bianca and Marta would forget about her.

She feared that he would not want to take care of them and would leave them at an orphanage.

She worried that he would take them to Naples, near her family.

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