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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 20-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who looks for a husband for Alessandra in Chapter 3?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

2. Why do the people of Florence begin to go to church more in Chapter 11?
(a) To hear the monk preach.
(b) To pray for the French to leave.
(c) To save their souls.
(d) To celebrate their art.

3. Why does the painter grid the roof of the chapel in Chapter 15?
(a) To prepare it for painting.
(b) To measure it.
(c) To avoid talking to Alessandra.
(d) To fix it from the damage he did.

4. How does Alessandra's mother feel about her painting?
(a) She thinks Alessandra's art is good, but she shouldn't paint.
(b) She thinks Alessandra's art is good, and she should paint.
(c) She thinks Alessandra's art is terrible, but she should still paint.
(d) She thinks Alessandra's art is terrible, and she shouldn't paint.

5. What does Alessandra like most about Cristoforo's copy of Divine Comedy?
(a) The handwritten notes.
(b) The leather cover.
(c) The flow of the poems.
(d) The drawings of hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra see the painter leave her house at night in Chapter 4?

2. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?

3. What does Alessandra do with the drawing the painter drops in Chapter 16?

4. Where does Alessandra find the book with the inscription from Lorenzo?

5. In Chapter 14, how does Alessandra describe Cristoforo's understanding of her?

(see the answer key)

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