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Marie Benedict

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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

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Chapters 37-Epilogue

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The Personal Librarian Quiz

Marie Benedict

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why do Genevieve and her children travel to Washington, DC? (from Chapters 13-14)

To attend Gramma Fleet's funeral.

To reconnect with some of their relatives.

To find out what happened to Richard.

To remind themselves of their true heritage.

2.

What is Richard's advice when he and Belle meet in Chicago in 1913? (from Chapters 32-36)

She should take her family and get out of New York.

She should reveal her true ethnicity and fight for equality.

She should continue to live as a white woman in order to continue her work.

She should give the money she inherited to the suffrage movement.

3.

Why is Belle in a London hospital? (from Chapters 23-27)

She contracts measles while traveling across England.

She cut her wrists in despair over her lifestyle.

She developed a fever from drinking tainted water.

She has an infection after having an abortion.

4.

Why does Pierpont dislike Bernard? (from Chapters 15-18)

There are rumors Bernard is Jewish.

Pierpont thinks Belle will marry Bernard and move away.

Bernard cheated Pierpont on a manuscript.

Bernard had an affair with Pierpont's daughter.

5.

How does Belle convince Jack to change the library from a private institution to a public one? (from Chapters 37-Epilogue )

She makes him see that many people could benefit from the chance to study there.

She says it would be a fitting memorial to Pierpont.

She appeals to his love of art and history.

She points out that he would no longer be financially responsible for upkeep.

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