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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. How many colored men died in the Atlanta Massacre?

2. In Chapter 10, what is the name of one of Mr. Morgan's enemies that Belle greets at an auction in Boston?

3. In Chapter 1, how long has it been since Belle came to Princeton?

4. What time does Belle start reading Great Expectations to Morgan in Chapter 12?

5. How much older is Belle than Teddy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Belle realize she will need to do in order to fit in when she goes out into society for Morgan?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belle reunites with her friends Katrina and Evelyn. What does Belle notice about their lives in contrast to hers? Why is it more difficult for Belle to be her own person than for Katrina and Evelyn?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Belle’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

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