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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 was Abbott Remo worried after the flood?
(a) The lack of clean water.
(b) The mold and mildew.
(c) The frescoes.
(d) Cholera.

2. Why does Margot almost miss the train as it is leaving a scheduled stop?
(a) She disembarks to purchase food.
(b) She is detained by her former college acquaintance.
(c) She is detained by a policeman.
(d) She disembarks to purchase souvenirs.

3. Who does Margot meet one day later than originally scheduled?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Charles.
(d) No one.

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

5. What do Margot and the person who introduces herself to Margot discuss?
(a) The convent library.
(b) The city's need for more tourism.
(c) The difficulty of buying well-known artifacts.
(d) The difficulty of authenticating some of the paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is more important than quantity in the library?

2. What does the bishop think the convent should not have?

3. What does Margot realize about the books she quickly assesses?

4. What is Margot drawn to when she is exploring because they are done by a woman named Lucia?

5. What does Margot want to see?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the situation about the cassette tapes affect Margot's life even years later?

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

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

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

6. What is the significance of Harvard University to Margot?

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

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

9. Why are two of the postulants in trouble?

10. How does Margot first offend two American travelers on the train and then bond with them?

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