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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 the Princess ask for the dismissal of the violinist?
(a) He performs poorly.
(b) He flirts outrageously with all the women.
(c) He refuses to play any requests.
(d) He insults the Princess.

2. Where is the party Mary is attending that night to be held?
(a) In open pavilions on the estate of a Baron Mary does not know.
(b) At Princess San Ferdinando's home.
(c) In a converted opera house.
(d) A restaurant on the banks of the Arno river.

3. Why is Rowley Flint invited to the party?
(a) To even out the attendance after Edgar gave his regrets.
(b) As a possible suitor for Mary.
(c) Because he just arrived in Florence and is a childhood friend of the Princess.
(d) As a balance to the Princess's husband's taciturn nature.

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

5. What does Mary learn from her lawyer?
(a) Her father left her a large estate.
(b) Her husband squandered all his money.
(c) Her husband wants a divorce.
(d) Her grandfather left her a large estate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Ciro?

3. For what is the Princess known?

4. In what century is the Tuscan villa built?

5. Why is Edgar visiting?

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