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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra work on painting?
(a) The Crucifixion.
(b) The Annunciation.
(c) The last supper.
(d) The anointing.

2. Why does Alessandra have an escort in Chapter 5?
(a) Because she gets lost easily.
(b) Because she is being painted.
(c) Because she is untrustworthy.
(d) Because it is the only job the elderly servant can still do.

3. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?
(a) Because she is being watched by a servant.
(b) Because the painter says she can't speak.
(c) Because she is nervous.
(d) Because she is tired.

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

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

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

7. What does Tomaso say to Alessandra before she is married?
(a) He doesn't say anything to her.
(b) He tells her to run away.
(c) He apologizes for being mean.
(d) He wishes her luck.

8. In Chapter 9, why is it rumored that the murdered bodies will be moved?
(a) No one knows why.
(b) Because they are different genders.
(c) To keep bad luck away.
(d) So they won't be found in the church.

9. Who tells Alessandra about the murder in the church?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The painter.
(d) Tomaso.

10. What do Erila and Alessandra talk about in Chapter 4?
(a) Alessandra's work.
(b) Moving to another country.
(c) The painter.
(d) Gossip about people.

11. Why does Alessandra dress up in Chapter 12?
(a) Because her mother forces her.
(b) Because she will see the painter.
(c) Because she is bored.
(d) Because she is meeting her sister.

12. When does Tomaso believe Alessandra should be painted in Chapter 1?
(a) First.
(b) He doesn't care when she is painted.
(c) Last.
(d) He thinks she shouldn't be painted.

13. Why does Alessandra's end the conversation in Chapter 7?
(a) Because she doesn't want her children to fight.
(b) Because she wants to sleep.
(c) Because she has to leave.
(d) Because they are too loud.

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

15. How does Tomaso react to news of Plautilla's pregnancy?
(a) He says it is gross.
(b) He says it better be a boy.
(c) He says he is proud.
(d) He says Alessandra will be next.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra want medicine in Chapter 9?

2. Who looks for a husband for Alessandra in Chapter 3?

3. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Plautilla feel the painter should paint her first?

5. Why does Alessandra go to the chapel in Chapter 8?

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