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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Alessandra first sits for the painter, what does she ask him about talent?
(a) If he has always been talented.
(b) Who he knows with the most talent.
(c) If he thinks she is talented.
(d) If he hates his talent.

2. In Chapter 8, why does Alessandra stay up late?
(a) She dislikes her new bed.
(b) She drank too much coffee.
(c) She is thinking about painting.
(d) She is waiting for the painter to come home.

3. How does Alessandra feel when she sneaks out in Chapter 16?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Confused.
(c) Free.
(d) Sad.

4. In "Prologue," why does Mother Superior want to go against Sister Lucrezia's wishes?
(a) Because Sister Lucrezia's wishes are too expensive.
(b) To prove the plague didn't come from the convent.
(c) Because she dislikes Sister Lucrezia.
(d) To show her power in the church.

5. 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.

6. What does Alessandra do when the painter won't speak to her in Chapter 5?
(a) She teases him.
(b) She yells at him.
(c) She stops talking.
(d) She keeps changing the subject.

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

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

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

10. How does Savonarola describe the people of Florence?
(a) Weak.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Troubled.

11. How does Alessandra feel about the order of painting in Chapter 1?
(a) She wants her sister to leave her alone.
(b) She becomes sad listening to the conversation.
(c) She insists on being first.
(d) She ignores the discussion.

12. Why do the people of Florence begin to go to church more in Chapter 11?
(a) To save their souls.
(b) To hear the monk preach.
(c) To pray for the French to leave.
(d) To celebrate their art.

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

14. What does the painter finally talk to Alessandra about in Chapter 5?
(a) Techniques.
(b) Servants.
(c) Money.
(d) Florence.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alessandra ask of Cristoforo in Chapter 19?

3. What does Alessandra see of the painter's in the chapel in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Alessandra have an escort in Chapter 5?

5. How does Alessandra feel about her father going on the trip with the painter in Chapter 1?

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