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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. Why does Alessandra have an escort in Chapter 5?
(a) Because she gets lost easily.
(b) Because she is untrustworthy.
(c) Because she is being painted.
(d) Because it is the only job the elderly servant can still do.

2. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra sneak into the artist's rooms?
(a) To look at his drawings.
(b) To try to talk to him.
(c) To hide from her sister.
(d) To borrow his paint.

3. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra want to learn from the painter?
(a) Because she doesn't get to go to school.
(b) Because she wants to earn money to move away from home.
(c) Because she is also an artist.
(d) Because she thinks he is attractive.

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

5. In Chapter 14, how does Alessandra describe Cristoforo's understanding of her?
(a) That he understands her desires.
(b) That he understands her education.
(c) That he doesn't understand her at all.
(d) That he understands her youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the bodies found in Chapter 12?

2. What does Savonarola most often preach about?

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

4. In Chapter 9, why is it rumored that the murdered bodies will be moved?

5. What does Alessandra do when she hears a noise in the chapel in Chapter 8?

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