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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the bishop think the convent should not have?
(a) A t. v. room.
(b) A library.
(c) A gym.
(d) Access to secular movies.

2. How does Margot manage to get back on the train?
(a) She jumps and the young man she saw earlier grabs her hands.
(b) She yells just as the conductor is about to signal the all-clear to the engineer.
(c) Someone pulls the emergency stop cord.
(d) The conductor pulls her up onto the car as the train is barely moving.

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

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

5. What does Lucia bring with her to a convent when she joins?
(a) Devotion to Mary.
(b) A rebellious attitude.
(c) Skepticism.
(d) A large dowry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Margot's mother ecstatic after Margot's visit to Villa I Tatti?

2. Who introduces herself to Margot as she is exploring?

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

4. Why might the convent not be financially viable?

5. What does Margot learn one day when she returns to the convent after one of her forays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Margot's options for a room when she gets off the train in Florence?

2. Why is Margot drawn to some frescoes she views in the convent and how is that uncharacteristic of her?

3. How is Margot spending time during the long plane and train rides?

4. Describe Margot's discussion of the library with Madre Badessa.

5. What is the significance of the cassette tapes when Margot's mother is dying?

6. What does Margot discover about the book that the Abbess gives into Margot's care?

7. Describe the scene when the taxi gets a flat tire.

8. What do Margot and Madre Badessa discuss concerning the nuns' vows?

9. What does Margot decide to do in Chapter 1 and who is against her doing so?

10. What does Margot's new living quarters remind her of and how does she change that?

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