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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 23, where do Bernard and Belle meet in Italy?
(a) Padua.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Verona.
(d) Naples.

2. What is probably the date of a Greek statue of a boy's torso in Chapter 18?
(a) 300 and 375 BC.
(b) 425 and 400 BC.
(c) 500 and 525 BC.
(d) 625 and 675 BC.

3. At the end of Chapter 18, when is Bernard returning to Italy?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 2 days.

4. How much older is Bernard Berenson than Belle?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) About 2 dozen years.
(d) Close to 2 decades.

5. What time does Belle return to her apartment in Chapter 28?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 1 a.m.

6. Where is Belle when she wakes in Chapter 26?
(a) Munich.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

7. In Chapter 31, how many people does Belle say died on the Titanic?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,100.

8. On what ship is Belle traveling in Chapter 27?
(a) Oceanic.
(b) Berengaria.
(c) Olympic.
(d) Adriatic.

9. For how long does Belle rent a two-bedroom lakefront cabin in the Adirondacks in Chapter 20?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

10. In Chapter 21, how many illuminated manuscripts by Hans Memling does Belle believe exist?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

11. In Chapter 24, where in Italy are Bernard and Belle?
(a) Monza.
(b) Messina.
(c) Trieste.
(d) Orvieto.

12. When does Bessie tell Belle that she and Anne dined with Bernard before they boarded the Oceanic?
(a) 4 nights.
(b) 3 nights.
(c) 1 night.
(d) 2 nights.

13. Where does Belle ask Morgan to travel in Chapter 21?
(a) Spain and Italy.
(b) London and Italy.
(c) Portugal and Italy.
(d) Paris and Italy.

14. In Chapter 17, where are the Berensons living?
(a) Italy.
(b) New York.
(c) France.
(d) Boston.

15. Where is Belle when she realizes she is pregnant?
(a) Naples.
(b) Venice.
(c) Rome.
(d) Bologna.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, when was the ship that Belle is traveling on launched?

2. In Chapter 20, when did the Martha Washington Hotel for Women open?

3. At what hotel does Belle meet Bernard in Chapter 19?

4. How many women can the Martha Washington Hotel for women accommodate in Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 28, what color evening gown does Belle wear?

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