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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. When did Genevieve and Richard marry?

2. In Chapter 21, how many illuminated manuscripts by Hans Memling does Belle believe exist?

3. What color are Bernard Berenson's eyes?

4. In Chapter 24, where in Italy are Bernard and Belle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 23, why does Belle have to direct her carriage to ramble through Verona?

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

8. Why does Morgan not like Bernard Berenson?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Belle and Bernard have an on-again, off-again relationship. Why does the relationship ultimately fail?

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