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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Leda go for two months the first time she left her family?
2. Who calls Leda while she is at the fair rummaging through clothes and antiques?
3. What does Toni say to Leda when he sees her at the fair?
4. What does Leda see in the woods after she dials the number on the flyer in Chapter 18?
5. What does Leda tell her daughters whey they say she should have called to tell them she is alive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Leda so angry with herself after talking with Rosaria and Nina on their way to buy Elena a new doll?
2. What happens when Leda goes to the movies in Chapter 23?
3. What does Nina use to harm Leda at the end of the novel? What does Leda say when her daughters call?
4. What did Leda tell her husband about Lucilla when they returned from their vacation with Lucilla and Mateo?
5. What memory does Leda recall from when Bianca was 5 and Marta was 3 and she was trying to write an essay?
6. What life changing thing happened when Leda attended the E.M. Forster conference?
7. In what way does Leda feel she and Brenda are similar in Chapter 24?
8. 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?
9. Who is Lucilla? How did Leda's daughters feel about Lucilla? How did Leda feel about Lucilla?
10. What happens to Leda during lunch in her apartment with Giovanni? How does Giovanni try to help?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Ferrante's language style and word choice in The Lost Daughter. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Choose a character or symbol and discuss their/its role in creating conflict in the story.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Ferrante's decision to tell the story using first-person point-of-view from Leda's perspective. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?
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