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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 Father Francisco make clear to everyone?
(a) He does not want to be disturbed unnecessarily.
(b) He believes the nuns are wrong to have a library.
(c) He is requesting a new assignment.
(d) He is traveling out of town and the ill nun will have to have another priest.

2. What reminds Margot of her mother's death?
(a) Sister Gemma's death.
(b) Sister Agata's death.
(c) The abbess' death.
(d) A movie she sees.

3. How does Margot create income for herself?
(a) Working in a small cafe.
(b) Painting tourists' pictures.
(c) Working with students in Certosa.
(d) Photographing tourists.

4. What ironically happens when Sandro and Margot spend time in the afternoon together?
(a) Margot is no longer attracted to Sandro.
(b) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(c) Sandro is impotent and cannot perform.
(d) Sandro talks the whole time about his wife.

5. Who does Margot think should get the money from the sale of the book she is restoring?
(a) Alessandro.
(b) The sisters.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) The Venice museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the workers getting ready to detach some frescoes?

2. Why does Sandro decide he will not ask Margot to marry him?

3. What does Margot feel about the time she and Sandro spend together?

4. What has been embarrassing for Sandro?

5. What does Sandro offer Margot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margot decide about leaving Florence and then what makes her change her decision?

2. What is Father Francisco's directive concerning the nuns disturbing him?

3. How does Margot learn that Sandro has deceived her about Volmaro and what does Margot decide to do about selling the book to Volmaro?

4. How does Sandro's feelings change from the time of entering the annulment proceedings to after meeting with the judges?

5. Why does Margot feel nervous when she returns to the convent after the first time she and Sandro make love and what is the outcome?

6. What do Sandro and Margot do and what is Margot's response?

7. What does Sandro think about as he looks at Margot as they are riding in a taxi in Chapter 14?

8. What does Margot send to the Bishop and how does she convince him that it is Aretino?

9. When is Margot ready for the final phase of restoring Aretino; where does she go for help in this phase and what does she do?

10. What does Margot ask Sandro as far as their visit to Volmaro and what is his reply?

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