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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. Why does the painter leave one panel of the chapel fresco blank?
(a) He wants to paint it later.
(b) He used all the paint.
(c) For Alessandra to paint.
(d) He ran out of inspiration.

2. In Chapter 40, why does the monk ask Alessandra and Erila for help?
(a) He wants to start a new church.
(b) He can't afford to eat.
(c) He knows of an injured person.
(d) He is trapped in jail.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 42, what happens when Savonarola fails to raise to the challenge of another monk?

2. Who finishes Alessandra's snake tattoo?

3. What do Alessandra and Cristoforo do when the French come to Florence in Chapter 20?

4. How does Alessandra's daughter, Plautilla, rebel in Chapter 47?

5. When Alessandra returns home in Chapter 37, what does Cristoforo worry about?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 47, what convinces Alessandra that her daughter is the painter's child?

2. What does Alessandra do before the painter leaves the convent?

3. What happens when Alessandra visits the chapel before the dedication?

4. How does Alessandra prepare to end her life?

5. Why is the painter arrested?

6. What does Savonarola do when the plague comes to Florence?

7. Why does Alessandra apologize to her mother in Chapter 35?

8. How does painting the convent's chapel's fresco affect Alessandra?

9. How does Alessandra react to the snake tattoo she sees on the man in the market?

10. Why does the painter come to visit Alessandra in Chapter 21?

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