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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Plautilla's daughter live when she is killed by the plague?
(a) With Alessandra.
(b) In France.
(c) The country.
(d) Florence.

2. How does the painter try to stop himself from painting in Chapter 30?
(a) He stops eating.
(b) He locks himself in the chapel.
(c) He wounds both his hands.
(d) He burns his paints.

3. What does the man in the market with the snake tattoo do to it in front of Alessandra?
(a) He makes it move.
(b) He pretends to feed it.
(c) He flicks the skin.
(d) He covers it up.

4. In Chapter 10, where do Alessandra's parents talk to her about the French?
(a) On the patio.
(b) In the study.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

5. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?
(a) With humor.
(b) With confusion.
(c) With fascination.
(d) With fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cristoforo say he married Alessandra?

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

3. What does Savonarola most often preach about?

4. How does Alessandra feel when she sneaks out in Chapter 16?

5. When the bell rings in Chapter 17, what does it remind Alessandra's mother of?

(see the answer key)

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