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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Morgan in May 1906?

2. What time does Belle start reading Great Expectations to Morgan in Chapter 12?

3. How old was Belle when her family moved to New York City?

4. On October 10, where does Morgan say that a friend of his comitted suicide?

5. What color dress does Belle wear to an auction in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Morgan and Bell decide about the library's collection?

2. Whose collection is being sold in Chapter 10?

3. What do Elsie de Wolfe and Belle discuss about rumors?

4. What will be Belle's salary as the library for Morgan, and how will that help the family finances?

5. What gift does Belle remember her father gave her on her tenth birthday, and what were his dreams for her?

6. Why is Teddy uncomfortable when they walk from the train to the Fleet home in Washington, DC, and what does Genevieve tell her about the route?

7. In Chapter 11, what has Belle done with a raise she has received from Morgan?

8. What does Morgan's study look like in Chapter 3?

9. What awaits Belle at her family's apartment after her first day as Morgan's librarian?

10. How does the burden of keeping the family's secret of their race grow heavier as time goes on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belle does not know much about the suffrage movement until she reunites with Katrina and Evelyn. Why is Belle considered a role model for suffragettes even though she is not involved in the movement?

Essay Topic 2

Belle reunites with her friends Katrina and Evelyn. What does Belle notice about their lives in contrast to hers? Why is it more difficult for Belle to be her own person than for Katrina and Evelyn?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How do Benedict and Murray use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Personal Librarian? How do they add their own interpretations to the historical record?

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