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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alessandra go to the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) Because she finds a note telling her to go there.
(b) Because she feels the need to pray.
(c) Because she knows the painter is there.
(d) Because she sees the light on.

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

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

4. What does the painter say about Alessandra's desire to paint in Chapter 12?
(a) That he won't teach her.
(b) He says nothing about her desire to paint.
(c) That she is a woman and can't paint.
(d) That she isn't talented enough.

5. What does Tomaso say damaged Alessandra before she was born?
(a) Their father's drinking.
(b) Their mother witnessing violence.
(c) Their father leaving to fight in a war.
(d) Their mother falling.

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

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

8. How long after Plautilla's wedding does she announce that she is pregnant?
(a) A few months.
(b) Nearly a year.
(c) The day after her wedding.
(d) A few weeks.

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

10. Why does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?
(a) So she can show him her work.
(b) To talk about the French.
(c) So he can show her his work.
(d) To pose for him.

11. Who tells Alessandra that Cristoforo is a homosexual?
(a) Tomaso.
(b) Cristoforo.
(c) Alessandra's mother.
(d) Plautilla.

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

13. What does Sister Lucrezia want done with the nun's body in "Prologue"?
(a) She wants to put two rosaries on the nun's body.
(b) She wants it buried in the clothes the nun was wearing when she died.
(c) She wants the body to be put in a vault in the church.
(d) She wants it buried in new clothes.

14. What does Mother Superior discover about Sister Lucrezia's body?
(a) She was covered in tumors.
(b) She had a terrible rash.
(c) She was pregnant.
(d) She had a tattoo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alessandra do when she hears a noise in the chapel in Chapter 8?

2. What does the painter finally talk to Alessandra about in Chapter 5?

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

4. How does the author describe Alessandra's wedding ceremony?

5. How does Savonarola describe the people of Florence?

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