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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margot realize about the books she quickly assesses?
(a) They are very valuable.
(b) They are not too damaged on the inside.
(c) They are terribly damaged.
(d) They are mostly relevant to the Catholic church.

2. Why does Margot visit Villa I Tatti?
(a) To study the ruins.
(b) To meet her father.
(c) For an interview.
(d) To meet a lover.

3. What challenge does the abbess have with the bishop?
(a) His rumored indiscretions.
(b) His thinking the convent does not do enough for the people in their neighborhood.
(c) His need to always be right.
(d) His attitude towards women.

4. What will happen when Margot goes to Italy?
(a) Her father will disown her.
(b) She will lose her job in the States.
(c) Her fiance says he will end their engagement.
(d) She will be in the running for a book award.

5. What reminds Margot of a prison?
(a) The rooms in the outer city of the Vatican.
(b) The catacombs of Rome.
(c) The rooms in the Pension.
(d) Her little cell at the convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the conductor reveal to the two women in Margot's compartment?

2. How have the bookshelves been damaged?

3. What is neither great nor terrible that Margot experiences?

4. How does Margot manage to get back on the train?

5. What does the bishop think the convent should not have?

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