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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 is rumored to have killed Sister Lucrezia in the convent?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) A blood disease.
(c) A tumor.
(d) Heartbreak.

2. Why are the plans for Alessandra's wedding rushed?
(a) Because Cristoforo insists upon it.
(b) Because of the invading army.
(c) Because the weather is getting cold.
(d) Because they fear she will change her mind.

3. How does the painter try to stop himself from painting in Chapter 30?
(a) He stops eating.
(b) He burns his paints.
(c) He locks himself in the chapel.
(d) He wounds both his hands.

4. In "Prologue," where is the plague outbreak?
(a) Across the river.
(b) In a prison outside of town.
(c) In a neighboring country.
(d) Near the convent.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Tomaso see on Alessandra's gown?
(a) Wine.
(b) A tear.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra say the painter suffers from boils?

2. What does Sister Lucrezia want done with the nun's body in "Prologue"?

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

4. When the bell rings in Chapter 17, what does it remind Alessandra's mother of?

5. In Chapter 13, what party does Alessandra attend?

(see the answer key)

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