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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Leda left the beach at the start of Chapter 7, what did the pregnant woman tell her she was celebrating?
(a) Her baby shower.
(b) Elena's birthday.
(c) Nina's graduation.
(d) Her birthday.

2. What day of Leda's vacation does the beach become crowded?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

3. After Leda apologizes to Rosaria for not moving, what does Rosaria say is not always good for people?
(a) Parties.
(b) The sea.
(c) Cake.
(d) Reading.

4. Why did Gino ask Leda to ask a group of bathers to move for the Neapolitans?
(a) Gino felt that Leda owed them a favor.
(b) The group did not like the Neapolitans.
(c) They did not speak Italian.
(d) Gino was too busy to ask them himself.

5. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?
(a) Gerardo.
(b) Gino.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Gonzo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leda dislike about the way Nina and Elena play with the doll?

2. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?

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

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

5. What happened to Leda's ex-husband's career after they had children?

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