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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might the convent not be financially viable?
(a) Damage from the floods.
(b) The convent has too many elderly nuns to support.
(c) The convent is losing postulates too often.
(d) The bishop withholds funds from the convent.

2. Who does Margot tell Postiglione came up with the drying process?
(a) Herself.
(b) A taxi driver.
(c) No one; they have not yet solved the problem.
(d) Professor Chapin.

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

4. What signs does Margot see in the city?
(a) Of the widespread unemployment.
(b) Of the damage done by rioters.
(c) The damage from the flood.
(d) Of the discontent of the foreign workers.

5. For what does Margot listen during brief moments of silence?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Her mother's voice.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Her father's cries.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Margot finally disembark for good?

4. Who is Margeaux?

5. Where does Margot stay?

(see the answer key)

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