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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 44, why does everyone in Alessandra's house leave?
(a) To celebrate the painter.
(b) To attend church.
(c) To let her have time alone.
(d) To watch Savonarola be arrested.

2. Who finishes Alessandra's snake tattoo?
(a) Alessandra.
(b) Erila.
(c) A tattoo artist in town.
(d) The painter.

3. Who does Plautilla want to talk about when she visits Alessandra in Chapter 35?
(a) Tomaso.
(b) Savonarola.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Herself.

4. How does the painter try to stop himself from painting in Chapter 30?
(a) He locks himself in the chapel.
(b) He wounds both his hands.
(c) He burns his paints.
(d) He stops eating.

5. 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 prepare more nuns.
(c) The church wants the convent to stop wasting money.
(d) The church wants the convent to support the arts.

6. How does Alessandra react when the monk asks for her help in Chapter 40?
(a) She refuses him.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She is disgusted with him.
(d) She agrees to help a little.

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

8. What does Alessandra's mother give Alessandra in Chapter 25?
(a) A book.
(b) A dress.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A painting.

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

10. Why is the painter arrested in Chapter 41?
(a) Because Tomaso said he was a homosexual.
(b) Because he painted a devil in a church.
(c) Because he never finished the fresco.
(d) Because he committed adultery.

11. When the French enter Florence, what are they said to resemble?
(a) A school of fish.
(b) A parade.
(c) Children.
(d) Troubled travelers.

12. In Chapter 28, what does Cristoforo give to Alessandra?
(a) A studio.
(b) A set of paints.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A large sum of money.

13. Why does Alessandra send her mother away in Chapter 25?
(a) Cristoforo is coming home soon.
(b) She dislikes the gift.
(c) She isn't feeling well.
(d) She is angry with her.

14. Why does Erila say Alessandra had a miscarriage in Chapter 28?
(a) To let her get more rest.
(b) To keep Alessandra's mother away.
(c) To protect her from Cristoforo.
(d) To make it seem like Cristoforo is heterosexual.

15. In Chapter 21, why does Alessandra begin spending time in Cristoforo's library?
(a) She is afraid to go out.
(b) The city bores her.
(c) She wants to learn more.
(d) The library is pretty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alessandra do when she cannot sleep in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 48, what does Alessandra say the painter did while staying in Florence?

3. What does Alessandra do after Plautilla visits in Chapter 35?

4. Why does Alessandra stay up all night with Cristoforo in Chapter 40?

5. What does Cristoforo think will help him release Tomaso and the painter from jail?

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