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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 bald spot.
(c) A twitch in his eye.
(d) A limp.

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

4. How does Giovanni behave when Leda sees him playing cards with a group of friends at the bar in Chapter 7?
(a) He flirts with Leda.
(b) He is drunk and belligerent.
(c) He is rude toward Leda.
(d) He acts like he does not know Leda.

5. What does Rosaria do after noticing the wound on Leda's back in Chapter 10?
(a) She gets her ointment.
(b) She gets ice for it.
(c) She tells her she threw the pinecone at her.
(d) She offers to take her to the doctor.

6. What subject do Leda and Gino settle on for discussion in Chapter 12?
(a) School.
(b) Giovanni.
(c) Leda's children.
(d) Nina and her family.

7. Where does Leda wake up at the start of The Lost Daughter?
(a) Her mother's home.
(b) A hospital.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Her hotel room.

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

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

10. What was Leda's ex-husband's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Author.

11. What does Leda realize about Gino as they eat and talk in Chapter 13?
(a) He likes Nina.
(b) He likes Rosaria.
(c) He is Elena's father.
(d) He admires Nina's husband.

12. Who does the Neapolitan family on the beach remind Leda of when she first notices them in Chapter 4?
(a) Some of her students.
(b) Her neighbors back home.
(c) Her ex-husband's family.
(d) Her own family.

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

14. What is Nina looking for when Nina wakes up on the beach at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Elena.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Nani.

15. Why does Leda's youngest daughter say she cannot go to the party she has been invited to when they speak in Chapter 7?
(a) Her hairdresser ruined her hair.
(b) She has nothing to wear.
(c) Her ex-boyfriend will be there.
(d) Everyone will think Bianca is prettier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nina's husband's name?

2. What begins to irritate Leda as she watches Nina and Elena play on the beach?

3. What gift does Nina's husband bring to her when she first arrives?

4. What does Leda think about Nina when she gets a closer look at her after speaking with the Dutch family?

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

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