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

2. Of what does Margot give a brief history?
(a) The religious order where she is now staying.
(b) The canals of Venice.
(c) Art in Florence.
(d) Marriage in Venice.

3. What does the conductor reveal to the two women in Margot's compartment?
(a) That Margot is meeting her father in Italy.
(b) That Margot is American.
(c) That Margot is a wealthy heiress.
(d) Nothing.

4. Where does Margot think many repairs need to be made?
(a) She is not yet certain.
(b) On the preservation covers.
(c) On the outside of the books.
(d) On the inside of the books.

5. About what was Abbott Remo worried after the flood?
(a) The mold and mildew.
(b) Cholera.
(c) The lack of clean water.
(d) The frescoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose actions are not as impressive as his talk?

2. Who are the Mud Angels?

3. What poem does Margot remember as she realizes she has been left stranded?

4. What happens to the taxi in which Margot is riding?

5. Who speaks to Margo in French?

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