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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Alessandra that she will enter into a marriage contract with Cristoforo?
(a) Cristoforo.
(b) Plautilla.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

2. Why does Alessandra's mother promise to stall the search for a husband?
(a) Because Alessandra's sister will be jealous.
(b) Because Alessandra isn't ready to be married.
(c) Because they can't afford a wedding.
(d) Because Alessandra's mother is against her daughter marrying.

3. Where does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?
(a) His rooms.
(b) The cemetary.
(c) The chapel.
(d) The garden.

4. What does the painter finally talk to Alessandra about in Chapter 5?
(a) Florence.
(b) Servants.
(c) Money.
(d) Techniques.

5. In Chapter 13, what party does Alessandra attend?
(a) A party for her sister's baby.
(b) A party in honor of the church.
(c) A party for a friend's wedding.
(d) A party for the painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Alessandra's wedding ceremony?

2. How does Savonarola describe the people of Florence?

3. How long after Plautilla's wedding does she announce that she is pregnant?

4. Who looks for a husband for Alessandra in Chapter 3?

5. What is rumored to have killed Sister Lucrezia in the convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Alessandra think that Cristoforo will understand her desire to paint?

2. Why do Alessandra's siblings argue about being painted in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Alessandra's father relationship with the painter represent?

5. In Chapter 6, what events interrupt the planning of Alessandra's sister's wedding?

6. What does Tomaso tell Alessandra about the murders in Chapter 9?

7. In Chapter 9, how does Alessandra feel when she wakes up?

8. When Alessandra first sits for the painter in Chapter 5, what makes it difficult to speak to him?

9. In Chapter 7, what does Alessandra's family gossip about?

10. In "Prologue," what happens after Sister Lucrezia dies?

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