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

2. How does Alessandra's mother feel about her painting?
(a) She thinks Alessandra's art is good, but she shouldn't paint.
(b) She thinks Alessandra's art is good, and she should paint.
(c) She thinks Alessandra's art is terrible, but she should still paint.
(d) She thinks Alessandra's art is terrible, and she shouldn't paint.

3. What does Alessandra fear when she sees the painter leave in the middle of night in Chapter 4?
(a) That he is a thief.
(b) That he is running away.
(c) That he is in trouble.
(d) That he is visiting prostitutes.

4. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?
(a) He wants her father to pay him.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He has always admired her.
(d) He wants an heir.

5. Who does Alessandra wait for her father with in Chapter 1?
(a) Her brother.
(b) She waits alone.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alessandra like most about Cristoforo's copy of Divine Comedy?

2. Why does Alessandra go to the chapel in Chapter 8?

3. How does Tomaso react to news of Plautilla's pregnancy?

4. What does Alessandra do with the drawing the painter drops in Chapter 16?

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

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