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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 13 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?
(a) A straw hat.
(b) A tote bag.
(c) A silver necklace.
(d) A bathing suit cover up.

2. What secret does Gino tell Leda he knows about Nina?
(a) She wants to complete her university studies.
(b) She wishes her daughter had never been born.
(c) She is planning on leaving her husband.
(d) She hates Rosaria.

3. What did Leda sometimes do when Bianca or Marta brought boyfriends over their house?
(a) She was cruel to them.
(b) She made elaborate dinners.
(c) She flirted with them.
(d) She told her daughters boys were not allowed in the house.

4. What is the daughter of the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Elena.
(b) Lila.
(c) Eloise.
(d) Lina.

5. What does Leda find near her spot on the beach after swimming to ease her back pain at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Elena's doll.
(b) Elena's hat.
(c) A dead cicada.
(d) A wad of cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it appear Nina and her husband argue about at the end of Chapter 9?

2. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?

3. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?

4. Whose eyes does Leda realize she had been viewing the world through more than her own?

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

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