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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) They do not want people to hear them talking.
(b) They want to set up a volleyball net.
(c) To make space for their friends.
(d) The other bathers are too loud.

2. Who tells Leda over the phone that Canada is “an uninhabitable country, both winter and summer” (21).
(a) Gianni.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Marta.
(d) Giovanni.

3. How old does Leda think the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman must be?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 1 or 2.
(c) 6 or 7.
(d) 8 or 9.

4. What does Leda think Gianni would do if he saw Elena playing on the beach alone?
(a) He would play with her.
(b) He would admonish her mother for ignoring her child.
(c) He would not notice her.
(d) He would find some kids to play with her.

5. How old does Leda think the young mother in the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Late 40s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Around 20.
(d) Mid 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?

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

3. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?

4. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?

5. Who joins the Neapolitan family at the start of Chapter 6?

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