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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, what opera does Belle see?

3. How old is Morgan's daughter, Anne, when Belle becomes Morgan's personal librarian?

4. 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?

5. How much is the asking price for Cicero's DeOratore from 1468 in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Whose collection is being sold in Chapter 10?

4. What do Elsie de Wolfe and Belle discuss about rumors?

5. What is Belle's office like at the library?

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

7. What awaits Belle at her family's apartment after her first day as Morgan's librarian?

8. Who is Junius Morgan?

9. Why is Morgan upset with Belle in Chapter 14?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How do Benedict and Murray use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Personal Librarian? How do they add their own interpretations to the historical record?

Essay Topic 2

There is a confrontational relationship between Anne Morgan and Belle. Why is there a confrontational relationship between the women? How and why do they decide to keep one another’s secrets?

Essay Topic 3

Anne and Elsie frequently confront Belle and try to intimidate her. How do Anne and Elsie try to intimidate her? What is their goal and what do they hope to achieve by intimidating Belle?

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