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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 changes in Margot and Alessandro's relationship?
(a) They becomes more like colleagues.
(b) His wife arrives.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They become lovers.

2. What does Madre Badessa ask Margot to bring to her?
(a) An inventory of all books over 200 years old in the library.
(b) A list of supplies Margot needs.
(c) A list of Margot's recommendations for the library.
(d) The book Margot is restoring at Alessandro's.

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

4. Where does Margot go every afternoon to work on a book?
(a) Alessandro's apartment.
(b) The professor's apartment.
(c) The museum.
(d) The monastery.

5. What does Margot ask Sandro about the book she is reconditioning?
(a) How he would get the stains off the cover sheet.
(b) What he would do about the back cover.
(c) If the book had any influence on his decision to leave.
(d) What he would have done with the money from his double-crossing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sandro preparing to do in regard to Margot?

2. How does Margot feel about the Bishop?

3. Why is Margot called into Madre Badessa's office?

4. What does Sandro think has changed about Margot from when he first met her?

5. What does the Bishop want to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Margot and Sister Gemma have a discussion about religion when visiting Sister Agape?

2. What has Margot done to restore Aretino?

3. Where does Margot go to watch Sandro's work and how does he feel about what he is doing?

4. Describe Margot's meeting with the Bishop.

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. Describe the first scene in Volmaro's office when Margot arrives to negotiate the sale of Aretino.

7. Relate Sandro's story about his love for a movie star when he was young.

8. What do the judges decide about Sandro's annulment application?

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

10. How does Sandro rationalize his deciding not to propose to Margot?

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