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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why does Alessandra have problems dancing?
(a) Because she is tall.
(b) Because she doesn't know how to dance.
(c) Because no one will dance with her.
(d) Because she is overweight.

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

3. 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 Sister Lucrezia's wishes are too expensive.
(c) Because she dislikes Sister Lucrezia.
(d) To show her power in the church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alessandra see of the painter's in the chapel in Chapter 8?

2. After discussing Plautilla's pregnancy in Chapter 7, what does Tomaso change the subject to?

3. Who tells Alessandra about the murder in the church?

4. How does Erila feel about giving the painter a present from Alessandra in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Alessandra struggle to paint in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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