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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. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?
(a) She begs him.
(b) She tricks him.
(c) She just opens the door.
(d) She bribes him.

2. What upsets Tomaso most about his case of boils?
(a) The way he is treated by the French.
(b) His declining beauty.
(c) The inability to use his hands.
(d) His lack of energy.

3. Why does Alessandra worry about people stealing from her home in Chapter 38?
(a) Because her pregnancy made her paranoid.
(b) Because people were pillaging wealthy homes.
(c) Because Savonarola warned about it.
(d) Because she saw new people in town.

4. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?
(a) A toast to the painter.
(b) A wedding of a friend.
(c) The dedication of the chapel.
(d) A memorial service for a murdered man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the painter and his daughter fund their trip through Europe?

2. Why does Alessandra ask her mother about her engagement in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 45, who is arrested after Savonarola?

4. What does Alessandra do when she cannot sleep in Chapter 27?

5. Who does Alessandra go with to see the chapel fresco before the dedication?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alessandra prepare to end her life?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 22, what worries Cristoforo about the current political climate?

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

7. What does Alessandra do when she begins to go into labor?

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

9. How does Alessandra grow closer to the painter when he stays with her and Cristoforo?

10. What does Alessandra do before the painter leaves the convent?

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