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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Leda when she had her first child?
(a) 41.
(b) 23.
(c) 32.
(d) 18.

2. Who does Leda recall in Chapter 3 as having a tendency to fall “in love with lean, nervous boys” (11)?
(a) Marta.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Leda as a young girl.
(d) Leda's sister.

3. What is the young Neapolitan mother's name?
(a) Nala.
(b) Lela.
(c) Nora.
(d) Nina.

4. What subject does Leda teach?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Law.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

5. What physical characteristic does Leda notice about Nina's husband as she watches them walk on the beach?
(a) A scar on his belly.
(b) A twitch in his eye.
(c) A limp.
(d) A bald spot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Elena doing when Leda finds her by the shore in Chapter 10?

3. What was the name of Leda's childhood doll?

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

5. What does Leda tell Nina is "blinding" (27) after she found Elena in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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