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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One and Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary have second thoughts about attending the party?
(a) Her sister arrives the next day and the house needs cleaning.
(b) Her mother wants her to come to Rome right away.
(c) She knows no one at the party.
(d) Edgar is not there to escort her.

2. What does Mary make clear to Rowley?
(a) She is not interested in him.
(b) He is an interesting man and she might go out with him.
(c) Her divorce is not yet final.
(d) She is still grieving the death of her husband.

3. What does Mary think about on the way to the party?
(a) Her mother's vague allusions to health issues.
(b) Her sister's pending divorce.
(c) How to maximize the little money she has remaining.
(d) Edgar's question.

4. What does Nina remind Mary to do?
(a) Carry her pistol.
(b) Call her sister back.
(c) Have the car filled with petrol.
(d) Apply rouge and eye liner.

5. Why is Mary Panton at the villa?
(a) To oversee its remodeling.
(b) To meet with her husband who has been conducting business nearby.
(c) To visit her sister and her husband who rent the villa.
(d) For recuperation from emotional trauma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Princess ask for the dismissal of the violinist?

2. Who is Princess San Ferdinanado?

3. What does Mary wish she had done?

4. Who owns the villa?

5. What city can Mary see from the terrace of the villa?

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