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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Gianni upset with Leda when she returned from her conference?
(a) She did not tell him she would be gone for so long.
(b) She came back with a heir of superiority.
(c) She barely called despite having a sick child.
(d) She spent too much money while she was away.

2. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) She acted as if nothing happened.
(b) She was thankful to Leda.
(c) She would not speak to Leda.
(d) She was furious with Florinda.

3. What does Leda say when Nina asks why she left her daughters?
(a) She could not stand them.
(b) Gianni kicked her out.
(c) She loved them too much.
(d) She did not think she was a good mother to them.

4. In what way did Leda's daughters play with her as if she were a doll when they were young?
(a) They would pretend to feed her.
(b) They would tuck her in to sleep.
(c) They would change her outfits.
(d) They would brush her teeth and hair.

5. What is Leda's youngest daughter's name?
(a) Marta.
(b) Marlina.
(c) Laila.
(d) Bianca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni bring to Leda's apartment at the start of Chapter 20?

2. Who tells Leda over the phone that Canada is “an uninhabitable country, both winter and summer” (21).

3. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?

4. What does Leda take before heading home from the beach in Chapter 10?

5. What subject do Leda and Gino settle on for discussion in Chapter 12?

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