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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alessandra see the painter leave her house at night in Chapter 4?
(a) Because her sister woke her up to show her.
(b) Because she can't sleep.
(c) Because she had been following him all day.
(d) Because she was coming home late.

2. Why does Alessandra's end the conversation in Chapter 7?
(a) Because they are too loud.
(b) Because she has to leave.
(c) Because she doesn't want her children to fight.
(d) Because she wants to sleep.

3. What does Alessandra see of the painter's in the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) A woman friend.
(b) A new set of paints.
(c) A bible.
(d) Some of his drawings.

4. When Alessandra wakes up in Chapter 9, why does she wait before going downstairs?
(a) She is afraid of getting in trouble.
(b) She is embarassed to see the painter.
(c) She can hear an argument.
(d) She is still tired.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Alessandra sneak out of the chapel in Chapter 8?

3. How does Alessandra's mother feel about her painting?

4. What is traditionally done to nuns after they die?

5. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?

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