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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. What is rumored to have killed Sister Lucrezia in the convent?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) A blood disease.
(d) A tumor.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Erila and Alessandra talk about in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 22, what worries Cristoforo about Savonarola?

3. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?

4. In Chapter 13, what party does Alessandra attend?

5. Why does Alessandra see the painter leave her house at night in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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