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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Chess's agent?
(a) Ricki.
(b) Richard.
(c) Steven.
(d) Harmony.

2. In Chapter Eight, what does Chess admit to that Emily is mad about?
(a) Reading Emily's writing in secret.
(b) Slipping drugs into Emily's drink.
(c) Spending Emily's money without permission.
(d) Calling Matt in secret.

3. What does Noel tell Mari about Johnnie that Johnnie overhears?
(a) He is a good musician.
(b) He takes too many drugs.
(c) He is a bad musician.
(d) He is amazing at croquet.

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

5. Who witnesses the fight in Part IV?
(a) Frances.
(b) Richie.
(c) Giulia.
(d) Elena.

6. What does Aestas mean in Latin?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

7. What is Pierce's wife's name?
(a) Martha.
(b) Elena.
(c) Frances.
(d) Giulia.

8. What does Mari think of Pierce's reaction to the tragic news in Part IV?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is appalled.
(c) She is suspicious.
(d) She knows it proves he is actually a good man.

9. What does X-ray technology reveal in Mari's diary that she tried to scratch out at some point?
(a) I hate Lara.
(b) It's not fair that I'm the only one left.
(c) I love everyone.
(d) Noel was my one true love.

10. Why is Lara mad at Mari in Part III?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She stole Lara's idea for a song.
(c) She has had sex with Noel.
(d) She is a witch.

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

12. Who does Chess say Emily should call in Chapter Nine?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her other best friend.
(d) Matt.

13. What does Emily decide to write about in Part III?
(a) A bear.
(b) The villa and Mari's and Lara's history there.
(c) A new kind of mystery with a male protagonist.
(d) A tiger.

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

15. Who does Mari think is playing guitar when it is really Lara?
(a) Noel.
(b) Lara.
(c) Pierce.
(d) Johnnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mari finally realize about Lara's musicianship in Part IV?

2. What does Matt want to do for his and Emily's divorce?

3. What does Chess use her pictures for that Emily takes in Italy?

4. What does Noel say about Mari's mother that really surprises Mari?

5. Why does Mari hesitate to go into town with Noel and Johnnie and leave Pierce and Lara in the house after Chapter Eight?

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