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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprised Leda during Professor Hardy's speech at the conference she attended with her professor?
(a) Professor Hardy quoted her paper.
(b) Professor Hardy seemed less intelligent than she imagined.
(c) Professor Hardy was extremely nervous.
(d) Professor Hardy was incredibly handsome.

2. What did Leda do when Marta came to her for comfort after Lucilla left her out of a game?
(a) She invented a game to play with Marta.
(b) She yelled at Lucilla for being cruel.
(c) She read to Marta and rocked her to sleep.
(d) She yelled at Marta for getting sand all over her.

3. How much time did Leda spend away from her daughters and husband?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 months.

4. Who walks Leda home after the dance party in Chapter 23?
(a) Gino.
(b) Nina.
(c) Toni.
(d) Giovanni.

5. What does Nina say has happened to Elena since she lost her doll?
(a) She has stopped speaking.
(b) She refuses to eat.
(c) She has regressed.
(d) She seems more grown up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dances with "a serious intensity" (79) at a dancing party in Chapter 23?

2. What did Brenda ask Leda for before they left after spending the night in Calabrese?

3. What did Leda's husband tell her when she called him after Professor Hardy's speech?

4. What does Leda tell Nina she should do with her life?

5. With whom did Gianni have an affair after he and Leda split up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Nina think stole Elena's doll?

2. Why does Leda avoid the beach at the start of Chapter 14? What does she buy instead? Who does Leda bump into while shopping? What are they shopping for?

3. What life changing thing happened when Leda attended the E.M. Forster conference?

4. Why was Gianni angry with Leda when she returned from the conference? How did he feel about her newfound drive to work?

5. In what way was Leda's first pregnancy different from her mother's and other relative's?

6. What does Giovanni tell Leda about this life she he brings fish to her apartment in Chapter 20?

7. What happens when Leda goes to the movies in Chapter 23?

8. What does Leda tell Rosaria and Nina when Rosaria asks what her daughters were like as little girls?

9. What does Gino ask of Leda at the end of Chapter 23 after he walks her home from the dance?

10. Who is Lucilla? How did Leda's daughters feel about Lucilla? How did Leda feel about Lucilla?

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