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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alessandra ask of Cristoforo in Chapter 19?
(a) To take her home.
(b) To see the French.
(c) To let her paint.
(d) To give her money.

2. How long after Plautilla's wedding does she announce that she is pregnant?
(a) A few months.
(b) Nearly a year.
(c) The day after her wedding.
(d) A few weeks.

3. What does Cristoforo show Alessandra after they are married?
(a) His clothing that needs to be fixed.
(b) His china.
(c) His hidden money.
(d) His art collection.

4. Why does Alessandra worry about people stealing from her home in Chapter 38?
(a) Because she saw new people in town.
(b) Because her pregnancy made her paranoid.
(c) Because people were pillaging wealthy homes.
(d) Because Savonarola warned about it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alessandra do with the drawing the painter drops in Chapter 16?

2. Why does Alessandra sneak out of the chapel in Chapter 8?

3. What makes Tomaso confess his homosexuality to his mother?

4. Who tells Alessandra about the murder in the church?

5. In Chapter 8, why does Alessandra stay up late?

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