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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color dress does Belle wear to an auction in Chapter 10?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Jade green.
(c) Sky blue.
(d) Gray.

2. When does Belle attend a gallery show for Edward Steichen?
(a) May 9, 1908.
(b) May 21, 1908.
(c) May 13, 1908.
(d) May 2, 1908.

3. What language is Belle studying in Chapter 5?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

4. When was the volume of Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur that Morgan wants to acquire printed by WIlliam Caxton?
(a) 1485.
(b) 1511.
(c) 1480.
(d) 1504.

5. What color nightgown is Genevieve wearing in Chapter 8?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Lavender.
(d) White.

6. In Chapter 9, when was the Bible printed that Belle thinks Morgan should by?
(a) 1647.
(b) 1638.
(c) 1604.
(d) 1611.

7. To help Belle explain her slightly darker skin, from where does she say that she has a grandmother?
(a) Spain.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Italy.

8. In Chapter 11, what opera does Belle see?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) Carmen.
(c) La Traviata.
(d) Aida.

9. In Chapter 12, what shares go down that causes the other stocks to collapse like dominoes?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Steel.
(d) Copper.

10. What are the bookcases made from in the rotunda?
(a) Oak.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Maple.

11. Where is there an auction that Belle needs Morgan to approve a purchase at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Boston.

12. In Chapter 9, how long has Belle been Morgan's private librarian?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 8 months.

13. How many crew Morgan's oceangoing ship, the Corsair III?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 65.

14. What time does Belle start reading Great Expectations to Morgan in Chapter 12?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

15. Who was the architect for the Morgan library?
(a) Grove.
(b) McKim.
(c) White.
(d) Mead.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long has it been since Belle came to Princeton?

2. When did Woodrow Wilson become president of Princeton University?

3. In Chapter 10, approximately how many white man are at an auction in Boston?

4. In Chapter 10, what is the name of one of Mr. Morgan's enemies that Belle greets at an auction in Boston?

5. When does Gramma Fleet die?

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