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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 47, how is the atmosphere of the convent described?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Full of gossip.
(d) Artistic.
2. How many people help Alessandra through her labor?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.
3. What does Cristoforo think will help him release Tomaso and the painter from jail?
(a) He doesn't think he can get them out of jail.
(b) His friend who works at the jail.
(c) His political connections.
(d) His money.
4. Where does Alessandra find the book with the inscription from Lorenzo?
(a) A store in town.
(b) Tomaso's room.
(c) Cristoforo's library.
(d) The painter's bag.
5. Where does the painter agree to go after being released from jail?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.
6. What does Alessandra discover when she returns home in Chapter 29?
(a) That the library books were stolen.
(b) That her parents are gone.
(c) That more painters have moved in.
(d) That her sister is also there.
7. What do Alessandra and Cristoforo do when the French come to Florence in Chapter 20?
(a) They go to Spain.
(b) They live on the streets.
(c) They hide in their cellar.
(d) They house soliders.
8. Who does Alessandra have assist her with the fresco in the convent's chapel?
(a) The Mother Superior.
(b) No one.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) The painter.
9. When the painter returns Alessandra drawings to her, what does he ask?
(a) For his drawing back.
(b) If she is happy.
(c) For her to keep it a secret.
(d) If he can teach her.
10. What does Alessandra do after cutting her finger in Chapter 27?
(a) She goes to sleep.
(b) She wraps it in a sheet.
(c) She draws with the blood.
(d) She yells for Erila to help her.
11. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say about his sermon?
(a) That he has to charge to let people listen to it.
(b) That women aren't allowed to listen to it.
(c) That it is about the future of Italy.
(d) That it must be printed as well as heard.
12. In Chapter 45, who is arrested after Savonarola?
(a) Business owners.
(b) Other monks.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Doctors.
13. Why does Alessandra fake her tumor?
(a) She needs to see a doctor.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She feels she has lived long enough.
(d) She wants more attention from the other nuns.
14. How does Cristoforo react when he learns about Alessandra making love to the painter?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He tells her to send the painter away.
(c) He doesn't believe her.
(d) He says he doesn't care.
15. Why does Mother Superior let the painter stay with Alessandra in the convent?
(a) To help her with the chapel.
(b) She doesn't know the painter is staying at the convent.
(c) To keep her company.
(d) To do odd jobs around the convent.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Alessandra go with to see the chapel fresco before the dedication?
2. Why does Alessandra say she is writing down her sins in Chapter 49?
3. How does Alessandra's daughter, Plautilla, rebel in Chapter 47?
4. Why does Alessandra say the painter suffers from boils?
5. In Chapter 21, why does Alessandra begin spending time in Cristoforo's library?
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