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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 15-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is traditionally done to nuns after they die?
(a) They are covered in a white sheet.
(b) They are immediately buried.
(c) They are washed.
(d) They are given a rosary in their hand.

2. What does Tomaso say to Alessandra before she is married?
(a) He apologizes for being mean.
(b) He tells her to run away.
(c) He wishes her luck.
(d) He doesn't say anything to her.

3. What does Alessandra like most about Cristoforo's copy of Divine Comedy?
(a) The drawings of hell.
(b) The handwritten notes.
(c) The leather cover.
(d) The flow of the poems.

4. Who tells Alessandra that Cristoforo is a homosexual?
(a) Tomaso.
(b) Plautilla.
(c) Alessandra's mother.
(d) Cristoforo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alessandra first sits for the painter, what does she ask him about talent?

2. What does Savonarola most often preach about?

3. What does the painter finally talk to Alessandra about in Chapter 5?

4. Why does Plautilla feel the painter should paint her first?

5. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra sneak into the artist's rooms?

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