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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Ten, what lie does Emily tell Chess?
(a) She is finding her way back to religion.
(b) She is working on Petal Bloom again.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She is going back to America soon.

2. What does Noel tell Mari about Johnnie that Johnnie overhears?
(a) He is a bad musician.
(b) He takes too many drugs.
(c) He is a good musician.
(d) He is amazing at croquet.

3. Who was the professor Chess thought hated her?
(a) Dr. Henries.
(b) Dr. Smith.
(c) Dr. Burke.
(d) Dr. Weston.

4. What does Johnnie do while Noel and Mari are in the well in Orvieto?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Gets drugs.
(c) Plays guitar.
(d) Eats.

5. In what year does Mari die?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1989.

6. In Chapter Eight, what does Chess admit to that Emily is mad about?
(a) Slipping drugs into Emily's drink.
(b) Spending Emily's money without permission.
(c) Calling Matt in secret.
(d) Reading Emily's writing in secret.

7. Why is Lara mad at Mari in Part III?
(a) She has had sex with Noel.
(b) She stole Lara's idea for a song.
(c) She is a witch.
(d) She is pregnant.

8. What dream does Pierce have in Part IV?
(a) Mari is covered in blood.
(b) His wife dies.
(c) His son dies.
(d) His sister dies.

9. What does Noel say about Mari's mother that really surprises Mari?
(a) He does not like her songs.
(b) He has read her stories.
(c) He does not like her journalism.
(d) He has never heard of Mari's mother.

10. What does X-ray technology reveal in Mari's diary that she tried to scratch out at some point?
(a) I love everyone.
(b) Noel was my one true love.
(c) I hate Lara.
(d) It's not fair that I'm the only one left.

11. What happens between Pierce and Johnnie in Part IV?
(a) They physically fight.
(b) They wrestle playfully.
(c) They write a song together.
(d) They kiss.

12. What does Emily decide to write about in Part III?
(a) A new kind of mystery with a male protagonist.
(b) A bear.
(c) A tiger.
(d) The villa and Mari's and Lara's history there.

13. Who does Emily sometimes talk about her breakup with?
(a) Her mother and her friend Taylor.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Giulia.
(d) Her sister.

14. What does Matt say he will do if Emily is working on a new book?
(a) Let her go without having to pay him for that.
(b) Go to Chess and complain.
(c) Sue her for part of her new work.
(d) Tell the press ahead of time.

15. What does Johnnie do to Mari in Part IV that surprises her?
(a) Sings to her.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Trips her.
(d) Hits her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mari think of Pierce's reaction to the tragic news in Part IV?

2. What does Noel tell Mari to do following the tragic news in Part IV?

3. What do both Lara and Mari refuse to discuss after it happens?

4. Where are Mari's private diaries housed after her death?

5. Who witnesses the fight in Part IV?

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