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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 long after the 291 incident does Belle go to London?

2. In Chapter 17, what color jewels is Mrs. Huntington wearing?

3. In Chapter 31, how much does Belle remember paying for a group of early Christian Coptic manuscripts?

4. How many copies of the Gutenberg Bible that were printed does Morgan own?

5. In Chapter 29, where does Belle sit during the Hoe auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Belle and Morgan after she obtains the Caxton?

2. What does Belle learn from Rachel Costelloe, Mary Berenson's daughter?

3. Why does Belle want to go to Europe in Chapter 21?

4. Why does Belle walk out on Morgan at the end of Chapter 31?

5. Why does Morgan not like Bernard Berenson?

6. What does Belle know about the Berensons in Chapter 17?

7. Why does Belle tell her mother that she chooses audacious colors for her wardrobe in Chpater 15?

8. What do Belle's friends Katrina and Evelyn do now when she connects with them in Chapter 20?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Personal Librarian? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Blacks experienced discrimination in the early 1900s. How did Blacks experience discrimination in the early 1900s? Why was being Black at that time in America a burden?

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