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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.

Why does Leda feel "a pang of discontent" after her evening talking with Gino in Chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

She can tell that he is attracted to Nina and feels that the attraction takes something away from her.

He like the Neapolitan family better than he likes her.

He criticized her work, acting as if he knows more about it than she does.

She tried to interest him in one of her daughters unsuccessfully.

2.

When Leda finds Elena after she becomes lost on the beach, why is the child crying? (from Chapter 10)

Another child on the beach has said something cruel to her.

She was knocked over by a wave and swallowed some seawater.

She is frightened because she cannot find her mother.

She is upset because she has lost her doll.

3.

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

She worried that Bianca and Marta would forget about her.

She was afraid her daughters would hate her.

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

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

4.

What is Leda's main reason for despising Lucilla as she does? (from Chapter 16)

Lucilla is cruel to Bianca and Marta, and Leda feels protective of them.

Lucilla makes her feel like she does everything wrong as a mother and was not cut out for motherhood.

Leda is jealous of Gianni's attention toward Lucilla.

Leda is jealous of Lucilla's games with Bianca and Marta.

5.

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

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

Marta speaks rudely to Leda, insulting her.

The phone call makes Leda miss Marta more.

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

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