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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 Belle's friend Katrina doing in Chapter 20?
(a) A writer.
(b) An officer of the Woman Suffrage Party.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A painter.

2. In Chapter 18, who gives Bernard and Belle a tour of Greek sculptures?
(a) Mr. Johnson.
(b) Mr. Phillips.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Smythe.

3. What is the year in Chapter 21?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1910.

4. What color dress does Belle wear to the Hoe auction in Chapter 29?
(a) Violet.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Bisque.
(d) Sapphire.

5. In Chapter 18, how long has Belle been interested in Bernard Berenson?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have the Berensons been married in Chapter 17?

2. When does Bessie tell Belle that she and Anne dined with Bernard before they boarded the Oceanic?

3. In Chapter 22, how long has it been since Belle has seen Bernard?

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

5. How long has it been in Chapter 24 since Belle sent a report to Morgan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Belle acquainted with Bernard Berenson before she meets him at the library?

2. What do Bernard and Belle tell Mr. Johnson, a curator at the Met?

3. Who is Rita de Acosta Lydig, and why does Belle avoid her?

4. Why is a relationship with Bernard attractive to Belle?

5. How is Belle feeling at the beginning of Chapter 26?

6. What does Belle find to be the greatest gift London has to offer?

7. In Chapter 26, why is Belle in London?

8. Why does Morgan not like Bernard Berenson?

9. What is the arrangement between Belle and her French maid, Marie, in Chapter 22?

10. How does Bernard respond when Belle tells him she is pregnant?

(see the answer keys)

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