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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How have the bookshelves been damaged?
(a) They have swelled.
(b) They have warped.
(c) They have bent under the weight of books.
(d) They are not damaged.

2. What does Madre Badessa regret?
(a) Giving Margot the book that she is restoring.
(b) Staying on as a nun when she was young.
(c) Offering Margot a place at the convent.
(d) Not seeing Sister Agata before her death.

3. What does the train conductor tell Margot a bit later?
(a) Her stop is next.
(b) She owes more money on her ticket.
(c) The tracks are washed out where she is going and she has to disembark.
(d) To return to her former compartment.

4. When does Margot plan to return to the United States?
(a) She does not know.
(b) Sometime after the New Year.
(c) Before Christmas.
(d) Before Thanksgiving.

5. What do Margot and the abbess discuss concerning nuns?
(a) Celibacy.
(b) God and vows.
(c) The reason for wearing habits.
(d) Leaving the convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margot attempt to fool the Bishop?

2. What does Madre Badessa offer Margot?

3. What signs does Margot see in the city?

4. Where does Margot decide to stay?

5. What does Margot ask Sandro about the book she is reconditioning?

(see the answer key)

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