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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. How does Mary respond to Edgar's question?
(a) She asks for a few days to consider it.
(b) She does not know the woman who Edgar plans to marry.
(c) She says she is not ready to return to England.
(d) She says she is not comfortable with his staying at the villa since she is alone.

2. Of what is Colonel Trail very complimentary?
(a) Mary's deceased husband.
(b) Mary's deceased father.
(c) Edgar's recent appointment.
(d) The Princess's gown.

3. Who is Ciro?
(a) Edgar's driver.
(b) The neighbor.
(c) Mary's gardener.
(d) Mary's manservant.

4. Who is Edgar Swift?
(a) Her second cousin.
(b) Her brother-in-law.
(c) A man for whom Mary is waiting.
(d) The tenant of a villa Mary wants to buy.

5. For what is the Princess known?
(a) Her wealth.
(b) Her caustic remarks.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her generosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary learn when Edgar arrives?

2. In what century is the Tuscan villa built?

3. What does Mary learn from her lawyer?

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

5. Who prompts Nina to remind Mary?

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