View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 45, who is arrested after Savonarola?

2. What does Erila do when she wakes Alessandra in Chapter 43?

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

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

5. In Chapter 21, why does Alessandra begin spending time in Cristoforo's library?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illnesses does Cristoforo worry about in Chapter 37?

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

3. Why does Cristoforo fake his death?

4. What is Alessandra's life like when the painter is at the convent?

5. How does Alessandra grow closer to the painter when he stays with her and Cristoforo?

6. How do the French affect Alessandra's life in Chapter 20?

7. What does Alessandra do after learning Cristoforo has faked his death?

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

9. What makes Alessandra's life in the convent less pleasing to her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of Savonarola? What does he represent?

Essay Topic 2

Compare at least two leaders in The Birth of Venus.

Essay Topic 3

What relationship between political and personal revolts does the author create in this novel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 639 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample