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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which child does Penelope call when she arrives home?
(a) Ava.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Marcy.

2. Why is Noel interested in Amabel?
(a) She is brilliant.
(b) She is wealthy.
(c) She is a model.
(d) She is a celebrity.

3. What does Lawrence ask Sophie to take back to London?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) A painting.
(c) Love letters.
(d) A Bible.

4. Why is Penelope depressed with her volunteer duties?
(a) They are too structured.
(b) They are too demanding.
(c) They are too sad.
(d) They are too dangerous.

5. What is Hank's last name?
(a) Sackett.
(b) Spotswood.
(c) Smith.
(d) Sedgwick.

6. What title is Penelope assigned in the group in #74?
(a) Chief.
(b) Editor.
(c) Steward.
(d) Lieutenant.

7. What interest does Olivia have in Lawrence's painting?
(a) Cultural interest.
(b) No interest.
(c) Sentimental value.
(d) Financial value.

8. Where is Penelope returning from as she rides in a taxi at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) Church.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The theater.

9. What is Doris' last name?
(a) Jenson.
(b) Potter.
(c) Sloane.
(d) Maguire.

10. Nancy reads an article about a painting created by ____________________.
(a) Claude Monet.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Edward Hopper.
(d) Lawrence Stern.

11. What pastime does Penelope enjoy?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Riding.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Reading.

12. Who purchases the Lawrence Stern painting at the auction?
(a) A German.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) An American.
(d) A Frenchman.

13. What is Sophie's advice to Penelope regarding Ambrose?
(a) Hire a private investigator to check his background.
(b) Never marry a man like Ambrose.
(c) Marry him as soon as possible.
(d) Marry him only if she is wholly in love with him.

14. Who phones Olivia to say she is coming to England for a visit?
(a) Addie.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Avery.
(d) Annalise.

15. What does Penelope think about the person in #61 when she first sees him/her?
(a) She is pretty frumpy.
(b) He resembles someone else she knows.
(c) He looks energetic.
(d) He is very handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nancy's mother?

2. Who is Ambrose's mother?

3. What is most important to Nancy?

4. Whose visit to the villa upsets Olivia's view of Cosmo?

5. Noel tells his mother that he wants to look for ________________ so he can look for sketches.

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