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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alessandra's mother promise to stall the search for a husband?
(a) Because Alessandra isn't ready to be married.
(b) Because Alessandra's mother is against her daughter marrying.
(c) Because they can't afford a wedding.
(d) Because Alessandra's sister will be jealous.

2. Who looks for a husband for Alessandra in Chapter 3?
(a) Her father.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

3. In the beginning of Chapter 10, where are the French?
(a) Southern Italy.
(b) Florence.
(c) Still in France.
(d) Northern Italy.

4. In Chapter 1, why does Alessandra want to learn from the painter?
(a) Because she doesn't get to go to school.
(b) Because she wants to earn money to move away from home.
(c) Because she is also an artist.
(d) Because she thinks he is attractive.

5. How does Alessandra respond to the news that she will marry Cristoforo?
(a) She says she has to think about it.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She laughs.

6. How does Erila feel about giving the painter a present from Alessandra in Chapter 6?
(a) She doesn't care.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She doesn't want to.

7. When Alessandra sees the man watching her in Chapter 11, where does she realize she knows him from?
(a) He's a friend of the painter.
(b) She doesn't know him.
(c) Church.
(d) Her sister's wedding.

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

9. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?
(a) To bring her food.
(b) To ask her a question.
(c) To wash her hands.
(d) To help her paint.

10. In Chapter 12, how many bodies are found?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

11. What does Alessandra do with the drawing the painter drops in Chapter 16?
(a) She has Erila take it.
(b) She takes it to her room.
(c) She gives it back to him.
(d) She ignores it.

12. In Chapter 11, where does Alessandra notice the man watching her?
(a) At home.
(b) In the market.
(c) At a party.
(d) In church.

13. In Chapter 9, what does Tomaso see on Alessandra's gown?
(a) Blood.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Wine.
(d) A tear.

14. In "Prologue," where does the nun die?
(a) In church.
(b) In the convent.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) On the street.

15. When Alessandra wakes up in Chapter 9, why does she wait before going downstairs?
(a) She is afraid of getting in trouble.
(b) She is still tired.
(c) She is embarassed to see the painter.
(d) She can hear an argument.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the plans for Alessandra's wedding rushed?

2. How old is Cristoforo when Alessandra agrees to marry him?

3. What does the painter say about Alessandra's desire to paint in Chapter 12?

4. What does Alessandra ask the painter to do in Chapter 8?

5. What does Cristoforo talk to Alessandra about the first time they speak?

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