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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. About what does the abbess challenge Margot?
(a) To think about why one becomes a nun.
(b) To think about why God would want some women to become nuns.
(c) To value a book even though it is evil.
(d) To say which vow is the most difficult to keep.

2. What does Margot realize about the books she quickly assesses?
(a) They are mostly relevant to the Catholic church.
(b) They are terribly damaged.
(c) They are not too damaged on the inside.
(d) They are very valuable.

3. What did Alessandro do on the day of the flood?
(a) Moves to higher quarters.
(b) Opens his apartment to others.
(c) Flies out of the city.
(d) Begins an affair.

4. 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.

5. What does Margot discover about the nuns?
(a) They are all from Rome.
(b) They work in silence.
(c) They sing while working.
(d) They are all elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Margot find Alessandro?

2. Who is Margeaux?

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

4. What signs does Margot see in the city?

5. What does Margot remember about Señor Bruni?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Alessandro do on the day of the November 4th flood?

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

3. Who is Margeaux, and describe a scene that Margeaux is good at.

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

5. How does Margot react to the book that the postulants keep over night, and what is Madre Badessa's reaction?

6. Where does Margot end up staying and what does she do on her first morning in Florence?

7. Discuss the significance of Señor Bruni in Margot's life as a teenager.

8. How does Margot respond to working at the convent?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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