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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. How far is Belle's family's apartment from Columbia University?
(a) 2 blocks.
(b) 7 blocks.
(c) 5 blocks.
(d) 3 blocks.

2. What does Elsie de Wolfe do for a living?
(a) Interior decorator.
(b) Painter.
(c) Writer.
(d) Teacher.

3. Who is the artist of the painting that Belle has to step over in Chapter 3?
(a) Rubens.
(b) Durer.
(c) Rembrandt.
(d) van Gogh.

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

5. Where is Morgan scheduled to go on October 9?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Richmond, Virginia.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Belle attend a gallery show for Edward Steichen?

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

3. What color silk covers the walls of J. P. Morgan's study?

4. How old is Teddy in 1906?

5. In Chapter 12, what time does Morgan solve the problem to the financial crisis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Belle always know when Morgan is going to summon her to his office?

3. In Chapter 9, how have Belle's duties for Morgan expanded?

4. Who is still awake when Belle returns home in Chapter 8, and why?

5. Where did Belle live until she was eight years old?

6. What does Morgan's study look like in Chapter 3?

7. Whose collection is being sold in Chapter 10?

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

9. What do Morgan and Bell decide about the library's collection?

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

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