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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 44, why does everyone in Alessandra's house leave?
(a) To watch Savonarola be arrested.
(b) To celebrate the painter.
(c) To let her have time alone.
(d) To attend church.

2. What does Alessandra's mother give Alessandra in Chapter 25?
(a) A book.
(b) A dress.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A painting.

3. How does Alessandra react when the monk asks for her help in Chapter 40?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She is disgusted with him.
(c) She agrees to help a little.
(d) She refuses him.

4. Where does the painter begin painting the snake on Alessandra?
(a) Her thigh.
(b) Her shoulders.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her stomach.

5. In Chapter 31, why does Alessandra want to see the painter during the night?
(a) Because she is lonely.
(b) Because she wants to learn about his life.
(c) Because she is jealous of Erila.
(d) Because he cries out.

6. Why does Savonarola visit the convents in Chapter 28?
(a) To hunt down traitors.
(b) To remove sinners.
(c) To find a staff.
(d) To meet the nuns.

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

8. How does Cristoforo react when he learns about Alessandra making love to the painter?
(a) He says he doesn't care.
(b) He tells her to send the painter away.
(c) He doesn't believe her.
(d) He laughs at her.

9. What does Alessandra discover when she returns home in Chapter 29?
(a) That her parents are gone.
(b) That her sister is also there.
(c) That the library books were stolen.
(d) That more painters have moved in.

10. Why is the painter arrested in Chapter 41?
(a) Because he committed adultery.
(b) Because Tomaso said he was a homosexual.
(c) Because he never finished the fresco.
(d) Because he painted a devil in a church.

11. What does Cristoforo think will help him release Tomaso and the painter from jail?
(a) His friend who works at the jail.
(b) His money.
(c) He doesn't think he can get them out of jail.
(d) His political connections.

12. Who does Alessandra go with to see the chapel fresco before the dedication?
(a) Plautilla.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The painter.
(d) Erila.

13. In Chapter 48, what does Alessandra say the painter did while staying in Florence?
(a) Built a cathedral.
(b) Created a sculpture.
(c) Painted portraits for money.
(d) Wrote a book.

14. Who finishes Alessandra's snake tattoo?
(a) Alessandra.
(b) Erila.
(c) A tattoo artist in town.
(d) The painter.

15. Where does the painter agree to go after being released from jail?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say about his sermon?

2. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?

3. What does Cristoforo do after the French leave Florence in Chapter 20?

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

5. What does the man in the market with the snake tattoo do to it in front of Alessandra?

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