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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what nationality is Princess San Ferdinando?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) American.
(d) French.

2. What does Rowley ask Mary?
(a) If she wants to travel with him to the United States.
(b) If she plans to marry Edgar.
(c) If she plans to go ahead with her plans to return to England.
(d) Why she wants to marry Edgar so badly.

3. What does Mary decide to give Karl as a gift?
(a) Money to pay his rent.
(b) A sexual encounter.
(c) A possible job with her father.
(d) An old violin that has been in her family.

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

5. Why does Mary drive around the area?
(a) To show her sister around the area.
(b) To see the sights.
(c) To search for a villa her family owned when she was a child.
(d) To search for an old friend's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Mary try to save Matthew?

2. About what do Mary and Rowley speak at length?

3. What does Mary learn from her lawyer?

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

5. What does Mary admit she came to feel?

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