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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Elena do when Leda asked if she had found her doll?
(a) She softly said no.
(b) She told Leda she took the doll.
(c) She cried.
(d) She tried to hit Leda.

2. What does Leda go shopping for at the start of Chapter 14?
(a) A new doll for Elena.
(b) A watch for Gino.
(c) A scarf for Nina.
(d) A new dress for Nani.

3. What does Nina tell Leda Elena has been doing since her father left in Chapter 14?
(a) Torturing her.
(b) Asking when her father will return.
(c) Refusing to speak.
(d) Crying.

4. Who is Florinda?
(a) One of Marta's beautiful friends.
(b) Nina's mother.
(c) The woman with whom Gianni had an affair.
(d) Leda's mother.

5. What does Leda recall Bianca doing when she was 5 and Leda was working on an essay?
(a) Coloring all over her work.
(b) Slapping her on the ear.
(c) Screaming in her ear.
(d) Tearing up her work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Leda upset that Gianni picked up hitchhikers on the ride to their vacation home?

2. Why is Leda unable to return Elena's doll at the start of Chapter 14 as initially planned?

3. What subject does Leda teach?

4. Who tells Leda over the phone that Canada is “an uninhabitable country, both winter and summer” (21).

5. Who does Gino say Nina's family blames for Elena's lost doll?

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