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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Leda's mother often threaten to do when Leda was young?
(a) Smack Leda.
(b) Leave the family.
(c) Throw away all of Leda's toys.
(d) Kick Leda out of the house.

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

3. How old does Leda think the pregnant member of the Neapolitan family is?
(a) Late teens.
(b) Early 20s.
(c) Around 40.
(d) Early 30s.

4. Who is the author of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Elsa Morante.
(b) Ann Goldstein.
(c) Anita Raja.
(d) Elena Ferrante.

5. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?
(a) Camping with her daughters.
(b) Her first house with her husband.
(c) Childhood summer vacations.
(d) Household cleaning products.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Neapolitan family on the beach remind Leda of when she first notices them in Chapter 4?

2. What does Leda learn happened when she wakes at the start of the novel?

3. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?

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

5. How is the wound on Leda's left side described in Chapter 1?

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