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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. How does Alessandra feel about the order of painting in Chapter 1?
(a) She wants her sister to leave her alone.
(b) She ignores the discussion.
(c) She becomes sad listening to the conversation.
(d) She insists on being first.

2. In Chapter 1, what is the painter Alessandra's father knows hired for?
(a) To paint a mural in town.
(b) To paint the chapel.
(c) To paint a ship.
(d) To paint the capital.

3. In "Prologue," where is the plague outbreak?
(a) Across the river.
(b) In a neighboring country.
(c) In a prison outside of town.
(d) Near the convent.

4. In "Prologue," why does Mother Superior want to go against Sister Lucrezia's wishes?
(a) To prove the plague didn't come from the convent.
(b) Because she dislikes Sister Lucrezia.
(c) Because Sister Lucrezia's wishes are too expensive.
(d) To show her power in the church.

5. When Alessandra first sits for the painter, what does she ask him about talent?
(a) Who he knows with the most talent.
(b) If he hates his talent.
(c) If he has always been talented.
(d) If he thinks she is talented.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who looks for a husband for Alessandra in Chapter 3?

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

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