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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?
(a) A toast to the painter.
(b) A memorial service for a murdered man.
(c) A wedding of a friend.
(d) The dedication of the chapel.

2. In Chapter 21, who is Alessandra with when she discovers the body?
(a) Cristoforo.
(b) Tomaso.
(c) Erila.
(d) The painter.

3. Who does Alessandra have assist her with the fresco in the convent's chapel?
(a) The Mother Superior.
(b) No one.
(c) The painter.
(d) Her daughter.

4. What does Erila do when she moves into town?
(a) Begs on the street.
(b) Opens a shop.
(c) Becomes a cook.
(d) Works as a nanny.

5. Why does Alessandra stay up all night with Cristoforo in Chapter 40?
(a) To help him come up with an escape plan.
(b) To see if he will be arrested.
(c) To pray together.
(d) To pack up their belongings.

6. Why does Erila learn how to tattoo?
(a) Because she likes the man who teaches it.
(b) To make extra money.
(c) To help Alessandra keep the snake painting on her skin.
(d) So she can leave Alessandra one day.

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

8. How does the painter find Alessandra in the convent?
(a) He saw her from the street.
(b) Cristoforo told him.
(c) He got her letter.
(d) He heard of her fresco.

9. In Chapter 45, who is arrested after Savonarola?
(a) Business owners.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Other monks.

10. Who encourages Alessandra to try for a child with Cristoforo in Chapter 33?
(a) Cristoforo.
(b) Erila.
(c) Plautilla.
(d) The painter.

11. Where is Cristoforo when Alessandra first feels her labor pains?
(a) His art gallery.
(b) With Tomaso.
(c) Her studio.
(d) In town.

12. In Chapter 42, what happens when Savonarola fails to raise to the challenge of another monk?
(a) He moves away.
(b) Disease strikes again.
(c) The other monk challenges him again.
(d) A storm rolls through town.

13. What does Cristoforo do after the French leave Florence in Chapter 20?
(a) He hides his gold.
(b) He takes Alessandra for a vacation.
(c) He joins the army.
(d) He leaves town.

14. How does Cristoforo react when he learns about Alessandra making love to the painter?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He tells her to send the painter away.
(c) He doesn't believe her.
(d) He says he doesn't care.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cristoforo demand when Alessandra goes into labor?

2. Why is the painter arrested in Chapter 41?

3. Who does Plautilla want to talk about when she visits Alessandra in Chapter 35?

4. How does Cristoforo react to the plague?

5. In Chapter 44, why does everyone in Alessandra's house leave?

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