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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra sneak into the artist's rooms?
(a) To borrow his paint.
(b) To look at his drawings.
(c) To hide from her sister.
(d) To try to talk to him.

2. How does Alessandra feel about her father going on the trip with the painter in Chapter 1?
(a) She is proud.
(b) She doesn't care.
(c) She is worried.
(d) She is embarrassed.

3. In what century does "The Birth of Venus" take place?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 12th century.
(d) 14th century.

4. What does Savonarola most often preach about?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) The faults of women.
(c) The immoral men.
(d) The way to heaven.

5. Why does Alessandra visit the painter before she is married?
(a) To learn to paint.
(b) To confess her feelings.
(c) To hear his opinion on her work.
(d) To see if he will talk her out of the marriage.

6. Why does Cristoforo say he married Alessandra?
(a) To make her happy.
(b) To protect himself.
(c) To try to become heterosexual.
(d) To inherit money.

7. What does Alessandra do with the drawing the painter drops in Chapter 16?
(a) She has Erila take it.
(b) She takes it to her room.
(c) She ignores it.
(d) She gives it back to him.

8. What does Tomaso say to Alessandra before she is married?
(a) He wishes her luck.
(b) He tells her to run away.
(c) He apologizes for being mean.
(d) He doesn't say anything to her.

9. In Chapter 9, what does Tomaso see on Alessandra's gown?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Wine.
(c) A tear.
(d) Blood.

10. Why does Alessandra sneak out of the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) Because she doesn't want to talk to the painter anymore.
(b) Because it is late at night.
(c) Because she could be punished.
(d) Because the noise scared her.

11. How does Erila feel about giving the painter a present from Alessandra in Chapter 6?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She doesn't care.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She doesn't want to.

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

13. What is rumored to have killed Sister Lucrezia in the convent?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) A tumor.
(c) A blood disease.
(d) Heartbreak.

14. How long after Plautilla's wedding does she announce that she is pregnant?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) Nearly a year.
(c) The day after her wedding.
(d) A few months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people of Florence begin to go to church more in Chapter 11?

2. Who tells Alessandra that she will enter into a marriage contract with Cristoforo?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra work on painting?

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

5. Why does Alessandra want medicine in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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