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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Margot flying to Italy?
(a) To meet her father.
(b) To write her dissertation about Botticelli.
(c) To help repair old books.
(d) To meet her fiance and live in Venice for a month.

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

3. What does Madre Badessa offer Margot?
(a) Advice about Alessandro.
(b) Some new books on God.
(c) A place to stay as long as Margot wishes.
(d) A small stipend.

4. What does Margot come to appreciate?
(a) The sheer quantity of books in the library.
(b) The way the nuns are so careful.
(c) The fact that each nun has a specialty area.
(d) They way the nuns work.

5. Where does Margot find Alessandro?
(a) At the convent.
(b) At a small cafe.
(c) At the Lodovici Chapel.
(d) At his apartment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Margot visit Villa I Tatti?

3. What shocks Margot while she is still in the abbess' office?

4. What does Margot discover about the nuns?

5. When did Margot once live in this city?

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