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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 Pierce play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Flute.
(c) Tambourine.
(d) Piano.

2. Who is Emily's husband?
(a) Michael.
(b) Matt.
(c) Henry.
(d) Rowan.

3. How old is Pierce when he spends the summer at Villa Aestas?
(a) 27.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 23.

4. What does Chess listen to as she warms the food through in Chapter Four?
(a) The BeeGees.
(b) Tina Turner.
(c) Avril Lavigne.
(d) Alanis Morisette.

5. What kind of childhood did Chess have?
(a) Nomadic.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad and dysfunctional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily feel stung by in Chapter Five?

2. What album do critics compare Lara's Aestas to?

3. What does Emily call Chess in her social media post in Chapter Five?

4. What does Chess suggest doing together with Emily in Chapter Four?

5. Where does Emily meet Chess for lunch in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Noel's class background as Mari understands it?

2. How do Emily and Chess know each other?

3. What book does Emily decide to read in Villa Aestes?

4. What is a major betrayal that Lara has perpetrated against Mari?

5. How does Mari come to be in Orvieto?

6. In Chapter 6, what does Emily find in the window above the window seat in the villa?

7. What is the history of Villa Aestes?

8. Who does Emily base her character Dex on?

9. What kinds of stories does Emily write?

10. What does Mari think about Noel when she first meets him?

(see the answer keys)

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