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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tomaso say damaged Alessandra before she was born?
(a) Their mother falling.
(b) Their father leaving to fight in a war.
(c) Their mother witnessing violence.
(d) Their father's drinking.

2. How does Alessandra feel about the order of painting in Chapter 1?
(a) She wants her sister to leave her alone.
(b) She insists on being first.
(c) She becomes sad listening to the conversation.
(d) She ignores the discussion.

3. When the bell rings in Chapter 17, what does it remind Alessandra's mother of?
(a) When her father died.
(b) When Plautilla was born.
(c) When she was married.
(d) When she was pregnant.

4. Why does Alessandra go to the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) Because she finds a note telling her to go there.
(b) Because she sees the light on.
(c) Because she feels the need to pray.
(d) Because she knows the painter is there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Tomaso believe Alessandra should be painted in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Alessandra's mother promise to stall the search for a husband?

3. What does the painter say about Alessandra's desire to paint in Chapter 12?

4. What does the painter finally talk to Alessandra about in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra want to learn from the painter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alessandra formally meet Cristoforo?

2. In Chapter 16, what happens when Alessandra sneaks out of the house?

3. What happens during the church services in Chapter 11?

4. What happens after Cristoforo admits to being a homosexual?

5. Why do Alessandra's siblings argue about being painted in Chapter 1?

6. When Alessandra first sits for the painter in Chapter 5, what makes it difficult to speak to him?

7. What does the ringing bell in Chapter 17 remind Alessandra's mother of?

8. In Chapter 6, what events interrupt the planning of Alessandra's sister's wedding?

9. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

10. What happens when Alessandra meets the painter in the garden in Chapter 12?

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