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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Alessandra and Cristoforo do when the French come to Florence in Chapter 20?
(a) They go to Spain.
(b) They hide in their cellar.
(c) They house soliders.
(d) They live on the streets.

2. How old is Cristoforo when Alessandra agrees to marry him?
(a) 40s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 50s.

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

4. How does Alessandra feel about her father going on the trip with the painter in Chapter 1?
(a) She doesn't care.
(b) She is proud.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She is worried.

5. In Chapter 9, why is it rumored that the murdered bodies will be moved?
(a) To keep bad luck away.
(b) No one knows why.
(c) Because they are different genders.
(d) So they won't be found in the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?

2. Who encourages Alessandra to try for a child with Cristoforo in Chapter 33?

3. How does Alessandra respond to the news that she will marry Cristoforo?

4. What does Mother Superior discover about Sister Lucrezia's body?

5. Why does Alessandra sneak out of the chapel in Chapter 8?

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