The Lost Daughter Quiz

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How does Elena behave in Chapter 14 when Leda asks her in the toy store whether she has found her doll? (from Chapter 14)

Not feeling well, she remains silent with her head resting on her mother's shoulder.

She becomes angry and tries to hit Leda.

She replies that she has not found her doll and does not want any doll but that one.

She begins to sob, whining that she wants her doll.

Why does Leda see in Gino a kind of kindred spirit? (from Chapter 3)

He tells her that the scent of resin in the pinewood reminds him of his childhood.

He appears to be a student, immersed in a book.

He tells her that he lives in Florence during the rest of the year.

He seems free of care and responsibility.

Why does Leda put on makeup and care about appearing respectable and proper when she goes out into town? (from Chapter 12)

She hopes to see the Neapolitan family in town and wants to appear attractive to them.

She is hoping to see Giovanni and perhaps flirt a little with him.

She is thinking about herself aging and wants to fight off the anxiety that accompanies her loss of attractiveness.

She feels confused about having taken Elena's doll, and she wants to reassure herself that she is not a bad person.

How does Leda feel about her daughters living so far away from her, in Canada? (from Chapter 2)

She is jealous that they have chosen to live with their father instead of her.

She feels free of responsibility and anxiety.

She misses her daughters and wishes they would come back to live with her.

She wants to remain involved with their lives as best she can, in spite of the distance between them.

As Leda recalls her daughters' early years, why was she willing to let herself become like a doll for them, whose hair they could comb and who they could pretend to care for? (from Chapter 11)

Leda and Gianni could not afford many toys for Bianca and Marta, so she makes herself into one of their playthings.

Gianni does not want the girls to play with him as if he is a doll, so Leda feels she should.

Leda's own mother would not let her play with her hair or body when Leda was small, so she wants to do it for her children.

Leda remembers playing with her own mother this way as a child and wants her daughters to have the same pleasure.