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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annabel say when asked by the press about how Frederick died?
(a) It was too dark to see.
(b) He got dizzy.
(c) It was an accident.
(d) He fell.

2. What does Annabel say when Luigi asks about the note Frederick sent Marina?
(a) Annabel says Frederick's note to his mother made her cry.
(b) Annabel tells Luigi that she has always wanted to write.
(c) Luigi tells Annabel that she should think about a different career.
(d) Annabel was given the note because Marina thought Frederick was mad.

3. When Annabel's door bell rings while she is sitting and waiting for the press, who comes in?
(a) Giorgio.
(b) Francesca.
(c) A reporter.
(d) Billy.

4. When Luigi asks Annabel if she likes fun,what does she say?
(a) She doesn't think she'll marry again.
(b) No, she doesn't really like fun.
(c) She likes being a solitary widow.
(d) She wants to spend all her time with the baby.

5. How do Annabel's feelings change, a little while after she has heard Frederick's note to his mother?
(a) She tells Billy to answer the phone only if it's her lawyer.
(b) She wants the nurse to leave the hotel so they can have privacy.
(c) She wants to tell the Press how devious he has been.
(d) She is alert and no longer angry and bewildered.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do some critics describe "The House on the Piazza?"

2. What word does Annabel use to describe Frederick?

3. Why does Billy go back to Belfast?

4. What does Annabel say when Billy offered to get dinner after the party?

5. What questions do the reporters ask Annabel the night of Frederick's death?

(see the answer key)

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