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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?
(a) Because she is nervous.
(b) Because she is tired.
(c) Because the painter says she can't speak.
(d) Because she is being watched by a servant.

2. What does the painter finally talk to Alessandra about in Chapter 5?
(a) Techniques.
(b) Money.
(c) Servants.
(d) Florence.

3. In Chapter 3, how does Alessandra feel about marriage?
(a) She longs to be married.
(b) She does not want to be married.
(c) She is afraid of marriage.
(d) She thinks the idea is funny.

4. What does Mother Superior discover about Sister Lucrezia's body?
(a) She had a tattoo.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She was covered in tumors.
(d) She had a terrible rash.

5. What does Alessandra want Erila to give the painter in Chapter 6?
(a) A letter.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A book.
(d) A brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Lucrezia want done with the nun's body in "Prologue"?

2. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra want to learn from the painter?

3. In "Prologue," where does the nun die?

4. In Chapter 1, when does Sister Lucrezia's story begin?

5. What does Alessandra fear when she sees the painter leave in the middle of night in Chapter 4?

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