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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alessandra want medicine in Chapter 9?
(a) Because she wants an excuse to see the painter.
(b) Because of a headache.
(c) Because her stomach hurts.
(d) Because she has been having trouble sleeping.

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

3. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?
(a) Because the painter says she can't speak.
(b) Because she is being watched by a servant.
(c) Because she is tired.
(d) Because she is nervous.

4. What does Alessandra want Erila to give the painter in Chapter 6?
(a) A book.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A letter.
(d) A brush.

5. After discussing Plautilla's pregnancy in Chapter 7, what does Tomaso change the subject to?
(a) Money.
(b) Alessandra's painting.
(c) The painter.
(d) His work.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Prologue," where does the nun die?

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, why is it rumored that the murdered bodies will be moved?

5. What do Erila and Alessandra talk about in Chapter 4?

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