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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 is Anne wearing when she comes to the library in Chapter 9?
(a) Red dress and white fur.
(b) Blue dress and white fur.
(c) Green dress and white fur.
(d) Plum dress and white fur.

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

3. From what street is the entrance to J. P. Morgan's new library?
(a) 84th Street.
(b) 36th Street.
(c) 42nd Street.
(d) 67th Street.

4. What color silk covers the walls of J. P. Morgan's study?
(a) Crimson.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Aqua.

5. What is the date when Belle is at the Metropolitan Opera in Chapter 11?
(a) April 30, 1907.
(b) February 9, 1907.
(c) January 17, 1907.
(d) March 22, 1907.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the first Bible goes up for sale in Chapter 10, how many lots remain before the Bible Belle is interested in will be up for sale?

2. Who was the architect for the Morgan library?

3. In Chapter 5, what do Belle's siblings and mother surprise her with after her first day at the library?

4. How old was Belle when her father gave her the book The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance for her birthday?

5. When does Belle remember in Chapter 13 that there was a massacre in Atlanta?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Belle describe qualifications and her inexperience as an asset to becoming the librarian for Morgan's library?

2. Who is Junius Morgan?

3. What does Belle tell a group of men at the Boston auction in Chapter 10 about her responsibilities for Morgan?

4. How does the burden of keeping the family's secret of their race grow heavier as time goes on?

5. What gift does Belle remember her father gave her on her tenth birthday, and what were his dreams for her?

6. Where is Belle living and working in Chapter 1?

7. What argument does Belle remember in Chapter 2 between her parents?

8. What will be Belle's salary as the library for Morgan, and how will that help the family finances?

9. In Chapter 12, what solution does Morgan come up with for the financial crisis?

10. Whose collection is being sold in Chapter 10?

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