2. 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) Her child.
(b) The sun.
(c) Other men.
(d) Escape.

3. What does Leda take before heading home from the beach in Chapter 10?
(a) Rosaria's purse.
(b) Elena's doll.
(c) Nina's hat.
(d) Gino's wallet.

4. Who does Gino say Nina's family blames for Elena's lost doll?
(a) Rosaria.
(b) Nina.
(c) Leda.
(d) Elena.

5. What is Leda's profession?
(a) Illustrator.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Professor.

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

7. What does the daughter of the young Neapolitan woman carry around with her at the beach?
(a) A baby doll.
(b) A pacifier.
(c) A shovel and pail.
(d) A parasol.

8. Of what does the pine Leda smells on the path to the beach remind her?
(a) Childhood summer vacations.
(b) Camping with her daughters.
(c) Her first house with her husband.
(d) Household cleaning products.

9. How old is Rosaria?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 42.
(d) 51.

10. How did Marta behave after Leda's interaction with Florinda, as remembered in Chapter 13?
(a) She was thankful to Leda.
(b) She would not speak to Leda.
(c) She acted as if nothing happened.
(d) She was furious with Florinda.

11. What did Leda do when the pregnant Neapolitan woman suggested Leda move to accommodate them in Chapter 6?
(a) She grabbed her things and left.
(b) She spit on them.
(c) She apologized and said of course.
(d) She sternly said no.

12. 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.

13. How does Leda feel after speaking with her daughter when she calls after the pinecone incident in Chapter 7?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) At peace.
(d) Optimistic.

14. What does Leda think Gianni would do if he saw Elena playing on the beach alone?
(a) He would play with her.
(b) He would find some kids to play with her.
(c) He would admonish her mother for ignoring her child.
(d) He would not notice her.

15. Why do the Neapolitans ask other bathers to move their spots on the beach at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) They do not want people to hear them talking.
(b) To make space for their friends.
(c) They want to set up a volleyball net.
(d) The other bathers are too loud.