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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 the Princess say she learned from the restaurant manager?
(a) That the violinist is related to the cook at the restaurant.
(b) That the owner of the restaruant is returning part of the Princess' check.
(c) That the violinist is a refugee.
(d) That the violinist became violent when fired.

2. Where is Mary supposed to be at one o'clock?
(a) Villa Bolognese.
(b) The Princess' villa.
(c) To have lunch with Rowley.
(d) To meet with her lawyer in Florence.

3. Why is there little blood to contend with?
(a) Most of it has seeped inside of him.
(b) There is lots of blood everywhere.
(c) Karl shot himself in the perfect spot that causes little blood.
(d) It all leaked out on the bathroom floor which Mary mopped up while waiting for Rowley.

4. What does Mary decide she must do as soon as possible?
(a) Leave the villa.
(b) Call her father.
(c) Call Edgar.
(d) Call her lawyer.

5. How does Rowley reassure Mary?
(a) He says he will assume the blame if something happens.
(b) He says no one would suspect a respectable, upper-class woman of being involved with a refugee.
(c) He says that all the signs point to Karl running off.
(d) He is unable to offer any reassurances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary call Rowley for help?

2. What does Karl do when Mary pulls out her gun?

3. What is Mary's first instinct to do about Karl?

4. What does Mary remember as they are down the road a bit?

5. What frightens Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said between Rowley and Mary about Edgar and Mary's possible marriage to him?

2. What does Rowley advise Mary to do before he leaves early that morning?

3. What does Mary rush to her dresser to find and why?

4. Who wakes Mary and what does Mary tell the person?

5. What does the Princess learn about the violinist and what is her response?

6. How does Karl end up in a concentration camp and how does he get to Italy?

7. What does Mary think about Rowley?

8. What does Nina relate to Mary about what Nina learns from Agata?

9. What are Mary's thoughts as she is getting read to go to the luncheon?

10. How does Mary appear as she leaves for the luncheon?

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