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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 26-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alessandra go to the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) Because she sees the light on.
(b) Because she feels the need to pray.
(c) Because she knows the painter is there.
(d) Because she finds a note telling her to go there.

2. What does Cristoforo talk to Alessandra about the first time they speak?
(a) Art.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Religion.
(d) Science.

3. What does Sister Lucrezia want done with the nun's body in "Prologue"?
(a) She wants the body to be put in a vault in the church.
(b) She wants it buried in the clothes the nun was wearing when she died.
(c) She wants it buried in new clothes.
(d) She wants to put two rosaries on the nun's body.

4. Why does Savonarola visit the convents in Chapter 28?
(a) To hunt down traitors.
(b) To find a staff.
(c) To remove sinners.
(d) To meet the nuns.

5. In Chapter 30, how does the painter say he learned about the human form?
(a) From visiting prostitutes.
(b) From studying corpses.
(c) From spying on people.
(d) From reading books.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Alessandra stay up late?

2. How does the author describe Alessandra's wedding ceremony?

3. Why does Alessandra's mother promise to stall the search for a husband?

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

5. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?

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