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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. Why does Alessandra dress up in Chapter 12?
(a) Because she is bored.
(b) Because her mother forces her.
(c) Because she will see the painter.
(d) Because she is meeting her sister.

2. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra sneak into the artist's rooms?
(a) To look at his drawings.
(b) To borrow his paint.
(c) To hide from her sister.
(d) To try to talk to him.

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

4. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra work on painting?
(a) The last supper.
(b) The Crucifixion.
(c) The Annunciation.
(d) The anointing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alessandra want Erila to give the painter in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 11, where does Alessandra notice the man watching her?

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

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

5. Who does Alessandra wait for her father with in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what happens when Alessandra sneaks out of the house?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra see in the middle of the night?

4. What happens when Alessandra tries to paint in Chapter 4?

5. What does Alessandra do when the painter doesn't tell her what he thinks of her drawings?

6. What news do Alessandra's parents share with her in Chapter 10?

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

8. What happens during the church services in Chapter 11?

9. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

10. What happens during Alessandra's dancing lessons in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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