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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 47-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Tomaso confess his homosexuality to his mother?
(a) He doesn't confess.
(b) His illness.
(c) His religious faith.
(d) He may be arrested for it.

2. Why does Alessandra struggle to paint in Chapter 4?
(a) She doesn't have enough paint.
(b) All her brushes are old.
(c) She feels she lacks the knowledge.
(d) The painter insults her work.

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

4. In what century does "The Birth of Venus" take place?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 12th century.
(c) 13th century.
(d) 15th century.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alessandra respond to the news that she will marry Cristoforo?

2. In Chapter 14, how does Alessandra describe Cristoforo's understanding of her?

3. When Alessandra sees the man watching her in Chapter 11, where does she realize she knows him from?

4. In Chapter 2, why does Alessandra have problems dancing?

5. What does Alessandra do when the painter won't speak to her in Chapter 5?

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