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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of insect does Leda find on her pillow when trying to sleep the first night in her apartment?
(a) Mosquito.
(b) Cicada.
(c) Fly.
(d) Spider.

2. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Relieved.
(d) At peace.

3. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?
(a) She felt Nina was playing the role of the beautiful mother for the benefit of the crowd.
(b) She felt Nina allowed Elena to get away with behaving rudely.
(c) She felt Nina did not pay enough attention to Elena.
(d) She felt Nina and Elena ignored their family.

4. How old is Leda at the start of the story?
(a) 57.
(b) 47.
(c) 37.
(d) 27.

5. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Elena.
(b) Their guests.
(c) His drunkeness.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?

2. Who are Bianca and Marta?

3. What does Elena call her doll?

4. Why did Leda throw away the tray of fruit that awaited her in her vacation apartment?

5. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?

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