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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. What does the man in the market with the snake tattoo do to it in front of Alessandra?
(a) He flicks the skin.
(b) He makes it move.
(c) He covers it up.
(d) He pretends to feed it.

2. What does Cristoforo do after the French leave Florence in Chapter 20?
(a) He joins the army.
(b) He leaves town.
(c) He hides his gold.
(d) He takes Alessandra for a vacation.

3. What does Alessandra do after cutting her finger in Chapter 27?
(a) She wraps it in a sheet.
(b) She draws with the blood.
(c) She goes to sleep.
(d) She yells for Erila to help her.

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

5. What season is it in Chapter 35?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, why does Alessandra want to see the painter during the night?

2. Why do Alessandra's servants feel compassion for her when she is pregnant?

3. Who finishes Alessandra's snake tattoo?

4. In Chapter 30, how does the painter say he learned about the human form?

5. Why does Cristoforo say Savonarola is losing power in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alessandra react when Cristoforo brings Tomaso home in Chapter 26?

2. Why does the painter end up locking himself in the chapel, even refusing food?

3. How does painting the convent's chapel's fresco affect Alessandra?

4. What does Alessandra do after learning Cristoforo has faked his death?

5. What does Savonarola do when the plague comes to Florence?

6. Why does Alessandra apologize to her mother in Chapter 35?

7. How does Alessandra's pregnancy change her relationship with the servants?

8. Why does the painter come to visit Alessandra in Chapter 21?

9. What happens when Alessandra visits the chapel before the dedication?

10. How do the French affect Alessandra's life in Chapter 20?

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