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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 does Rosaria say should happen to the person who took Elena's doll?
(a) They should drown in the ocean.
(b) They should get brain cancer.
(c) They should have to take care of a crying three year old for life.
(d) They should get struck by lighting.

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

3. How old was Leda when she had her second child?
(a) 33.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 43.

4. What does Leda think was the only thing the young Neapolitan mother desired as she watched her and her daughter play in the water in Chapter 4?
(a) Other men.
(b) Her child.
(c) Escape.
(d) The sun.

5. What did Leda get upset with Florinda about?
(a) Eating all her food.
(b) Being too loud.
(c) Stealing her daughter's boyfriend.
(d) Dirtying her floor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Leda feel about her mother?

4. How old does Leda think the young mother in the Neapolitan family is?

5. Who is the young male worker who helps set Leda's space for her on the beach every day?

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