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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 11-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?
(a) His rooms.
(b) The garden.
(c) The cemetary.
(d) The chapel.

2. What does Alessandra ask the painter to do in Chapter 8?
(a) Teach her to paint.
(b) Show her his work.
(c) Read to her.
(d) Talk to her about history.

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. Why does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?
(a) To pose for him.
(b) So she can show him her work.
(c) To talk about the French.
(d) So he can show her his work.

5. Why does Alessandra's end the conversation in Chapter 7?
(a) Because she has to leave.
(b) Because she doesn't want her children to fight.
(c) Because they are too loud.
(d) Because she wants to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is traditionally done to nuns after they die?

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

4. When does Tomaso believe Alessandra should be painted in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 1, what is the painter Alessandra's father knows hired for?

(see the answer key)

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