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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 does Alessandra want Erila to give the painter in Chapter 6?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A book.
(c) A brush.
(d) A letter.

2. Why does Cristoforo say he married Alessandra?
(a) To try to become heterosexual.
(b) To inherit money.
(c) To make her happy.
(d) To protect himself.

3. In Chapter 8, why does Alessandra stay up late?
(a) She drank too much coffee.
(b) She dislikes her new bed.
(c) She is waiting for the painter to come home.
(d) She is thinking about painting.

4. How does Tomaso react to news of Plautilla's pregnancy?
(a) He says he is proud.
(b) He says Alessandra will be next.
(c) He says it better be a boy.
(d) He says it is gross.

5. Why does the painter grid the roof of the chapel in Chapter 15?
(a) To prepare it for painting.
(b) To fix it from the damage he did.
(c) To measure it.
(d) To avoid talking to Alessandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra have an escort in Chapter 5?

2. In "Prologue," where is the plague outbreak?

3. Why does Alessandra visit the painter before she is married?

4. What does Tomaso say damaged Alessandra before she was born?

5. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?

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