2. Where does Lara suggest taking a trip to in Part III when people are bored in Orvieto?
(a) Budapest.
(b) Rome.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Barcelona.

3. How does Pierce react to the tragic news in Part IV?
(a) He does not seem too bothered by it.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He tells Mari they should live in Italy permanently.
(d) He tells Mari he has to leave her.

4. What message does Emily send to her agent in Part III?
(a) She is going to try her hand at singing.
(b) She is done writing.
(c) She wants to write again, but not the Petal Bloom book she has been working on.
(d) She is going to move to Italy.

5. What does Lara tell Mari about Pierce that shocks Mari?
(a) Lara loves Pierce.
(b) Lara hates Pierce.
(c) Lara saw Pierce cheating on mari.
(d) Lara knows Pierce is going to leave Mari.

6. What is Giulia's connection to Villa Aestas?
(a) She owns it.
(b) Her family has worked for the villa for generations.
(c) Her mother's ghost haunts it.
(d) She had her wedding there.

7. When did Mari return to the villa for the last time before she died?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1990.

8. What does Emily do after getting off the phone with Matt?
(a) Cuts herself.
(b) Goes swimming.
(c) Throws up.
(d) Eats.

9. Who does Emily ask Chess if she has spoken to lately in Chapter Ten?
(a) Nanci.
(b) Elena.
(c) Giulia.
(d) Matt.

10. After Chapter Eight, what does Chess write to her agent about?
(a) Her shoes being too tight.
(b) Her problems with her cat.
(c) A new idea she claims is hers for a book, but that she really stole from Emily.
(d) Her financial problems.

11. What does Noel tell Mari to do following the tragic news in Part IV?
(a) Cut herself free from Pierce and Lara.
(b) Move to Italy.
(c) Write music.
(d) Write more books.

12. Where does Johnnie suggest visiting when people are bored?
(a) Venice.
(b) Naples.
(c) Milan.
(d) Old Orvieto.

13. What does Mari finally realize about Lara's musicianship in Part IV?
(a) She is very bad.
(b) She would be a good teacher given the chance.
(c) She is very good.
(d) She is never going to be a professional because she is only mediocre.

14. What does Chess propose doing with Emily in Chapter Eight that Emily reacts harshly to?
(a) Writing a book together.
(b) Taking swim lessons.
(c) Cooking together.
(d) Taking a dance class.

15. What does Johnnie say happened to Franny after she married Pierce?
(a) Her life was ruined.
(b) Her life improved.
(c) She became a nun.
(d) She disappeared.