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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lara's stepsister?
(a) Ricki.
(b) Helli.
(c) Bennie.
(d) Mari.

2. What album do critics compare Lara's Aestas to?
(a) Colors.
(b) Finesta.
(c) Tapestry.
(d) Riches.

3. What song does Lara sing in Part II?
(a) A Judy Collins song.
(b) A Beatles song.
(c) A Tina Turner song.
(d) A Macy Gray song.

4. What is the first line of Mari's new writing in Part I?
(a) Lilith was tired.
(b) Things happen.
(c) Houses remember.
(d) The dark rises.

5. Who does Mari run away with while still a teenager?
(a) Michael.
(b) Pierce.
(c) Henry.
(d) John.

6. Who wrote a biography of Mari?
(a) Ruth Ribley.
(b) Richard Bendry.
(c) Harold Singer.
(d) Caroline Leeman.

7. Who does Emily bring a book for Jess to sign for?
(a) Her co-worker.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

8. Who is Emily's main character in her books?
(a) Janice.
(b) Halia.
(c) Petal.
(d) Ricki.

9. What was the villa called before it was called Villa Aestas?
(a) Villa Giulia.
(b) Villa Filla.
(c) Villa Rosato.
(d) Villa Lima.

10. What gesture does Johnnie do for Mari in Part II?
(a) Give her money.
(b) Write a poem for her.
(c) Carve an M in the window glass for her.
(d) Write a song for her.

11. What does Pierce want to do with Noel in Italy?
(a) Write music.
(b) Landscape.
(c) Swim.
(d) Trade stocks.

12. What does Chess tell Emily about receiving the good things the universe has to offer?
(a) She has to buy them.
(b) She has to take them.
(c) She does not deserve them.
(d) She has to let go of ugly thoughts.

13. What is actually carved into the window seat window at Villa Aestas?
(a) A V.
(b) An R.
(c) An M.
(d) An I.

14. Who is Noel's ex-wife?
(a) Jane.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Arabella.
(d) Lucinda.

15. What kind of childhood did Chess have?
(a) Nomadic.
(b) Happy.
(c) Tragic.
(d) Sad and dysfunctional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily think about Chess's wanting to do a new project together at the end of Part I?

2. What does Chess listen to as she warms the food through in Chapter Four?

3. In what year was Mari's hit novel published?

4. What does Emily feel stung by in Chapter Five?

5. Who has a crush on Mari in Part II?

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