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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alessandra return home after sneaking out in Chapter 16?
(a) Because she is afraid of getting caught.
(b) Because she can't find the painter.
(c) Because she is tired.
(d) Because she sees people she knows.

2. How does Alessandra feel when she sneaks out in Chapter 16?
(a) Sad.
(b) Confused.
(c) Free.
(d) Afraid.

3. What does Tomaso say damaged Alessandra before she was born?
(a) Their mother witnessing violence.
(b) Their mother falling.
(c) Their father's drinking.
(d) Their father leaving to fight in a war.

4. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?
(a) For spreading the plague.
(b) For taking offerings from homes.
(c) For giving away bibles.
(d) For hiding money.

5. What does Alessandra do when she hears a noise in the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) She hides.
(b) She calls out to it.
(c) She ignores it.
(d) She makes the painter check it out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the plans for Alessandra's wedding rushed?

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

3. When does Savonarola return to preach after being excommunicated?

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

5. What upsets Tomaso most about his case of boils?

(see the answer key)

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