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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mother Superior let the painter stay with Alessandra in the convent?
(a) She doesn't know the painter is staying at the convent.
(b) To keep her company.
(c) To do odd jobs around the convent.
(d) To help her with the chapel.

2. What does Alessandra discover when she returns home in Chapter 29?
(a) That her sister is also there.
(b) That more painters have moved in.
(c) That her parents are gone.
(d) That the library books were stolen.

3. In Chapter 31, why does Alessandra want to see the painter during the night?
(a) Because she is jealous of Erila.
(b) Because she is lonely.
(c) Because he cries out.
(d) Because she wants to learn about his life.

4. What does Alessandra do when she cannot sleep in Chapter 27?
(a) She decides to draw.
(b) She says prayers.
(c) She asks Cristoforo to speak with her.
(d) She reads a book.

5. Why does Savonarola visit the convents in Chapter 28?
(a) To hunt down traitors.
(b) To find a staff.
(c) To remove sinners.
(d) To meet the nuns.

6. Where does the painter agree to go after being released from jail?
(a) Rome.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

7. How many people help Alessandra through her labor?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

8. How does Savonarola react to the plague?
(a) He begins to practice medicine.
(b) He preaches from under a hood.
(c) He burns objects.
(d) He hands out free bibles.

9. In Chapter 49, why does the church come down on the convent?
(a) The church wants the convent to be more conventional.
(b) The church wants the convent to stop wasting money.
(c) The church wants the convent to support the arts.
(d) The church wants the convent to prepare more nuns.

10. What upsets Tomaso most about his case of boils?
(a) The way he is treated by the French.
(b) His lack of energy.
(c) The inability to use his hands.
(d) His declining beauty.

11. How does Alessandra's daughter, Plautilla, rebel in Chapter 47?
(a) She learns English.
(b) She rejects womanly arts.
(c) She prefers flat shoes.
(d) She refuses to wear her hair up.

12. Why does Alessandra assume the painter is the father of her child?
(a) Because her daughter smiles like the painter.
(b) Because her daughter speaks like him.
(c) Because her daughter prefers to paint.
(d) Because her daughter has his coloring.

13. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?
(a) With confusion.
(b) With humor.
(c) With fascination.
(d) With fear.

14. Where does Plautilla's daughter live when she is killed by the plague?
(a) Florence.
(b) In France.
(c) With Alessandra.
(d) The country.

15. What does Erila do when she wakes Alessandra in Chapter 43?
(a) Has her move to the guest house.
(b) Makes her take medicine.
(c) Drags her through town.
(d) Changes her clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alessandra cut herself in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 28, what does Cristoforo give to Alessandra?

3. Why do Alessandra's servants feel compassion for her when she is pregnant?

4. Why does Erila want Alessandra to stay in her bed in Chapter 28?

5. What season is it in Chapter 35?

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