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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. What is rumored to have killed Sister Lucrezia in the convent?
(a) Heartbreak.
(b) A blood disease.
(c) A tumor.
(d) Food poisoning.

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

3. In what century does "The Birth of Venus" take place?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 13th century.

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

5. What does Sister Lucrezia want done with the nun's body in "Prologue"?
(a) She wants it buried in the clothes the nun was wearing when she died.
(b) She wants the body to be put in a vault in the church.
(c) She wants it buried in new clothes.
(d) She wants to put two rosaries on the nun's body.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alessandra do when the painter won't speak to her in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra work on painting?

4. How does Alessandra feel about the order of painting in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?

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