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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra work on painting?
(a) The last supper.
(b) The anointing.
(c) The Annunciation.
(d) The Crucifixion.

2. What is traditionally done to nuns after they die?
(a) They are washed.
(b) They are given a rosary in their hand.
(c) They are immediately buried.
(d) They are covered in a white sheet.

3. When Alessandra first sits for the painter, what does she ask him about talent?
(a) If he has always been talented.
(b) Who he knows with the most talent.
(c) If he thinks she is talented.
(d) If he hates his talent.

4. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?
(a) Because she is being watched by a servant.
(b) Because the painter says she can't speak.
(c) Because she is nervous.
(d) Because she is tired.

5. Why does Alessandra's mother promise to stall the search for a husband?
(a) Because Alessandra isn't ready to be married.
(b) Because Alessandra's mother is against her daughter marrying.
(c) Because Alessandra's sister will be jealous.
(d) Because they can't afford a wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra struggle to paint in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Alessandra's mother warn her about her future husband?

3. In "Prologue," where does the nun die?

4. What does Mother Superior discover about Sister Lucrezia's body?

5. What does Alessandra fear when she sees the painter leave in the middle of night in Chapter 4?

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