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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margot do while riding the train?
(a) Reads all about Botticelli.
(b) Takes pictures out the window.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Muses on her past.

2. On what day does Professor Chapin leave Margot stranded?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Freedom Day.
(d) May day.

3. Why is Margot's mother ecstatic after Margot's visit to Villa I Tatti?
(a) Margot is accepted into Oxford.
(b) Margot is accepted into Harvard.
(c) Margot becomes pregnant.
(d) Margot becomes engaged.

4. Who does Margot encounter when she changes compartments on the train?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A young man who she had noticed earlier.
(c) An acquaintance from college.
(d) Two elderly, retired professors.

5. Who speaks to Margo in French?
(a) The boardinghouse madam.
(b) The police officer.
(c) A stranger who offers assistance.
(d) The taxi driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Margot tell Postiglione came up with the drying process?

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

3. For what does Margot listen during brief moments of silence?

4. What does Margot think of the next morning as she is walking?

5. Who does Margot meet one day later than originally scheduled?

(see the answer key)

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