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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?
(a) For giving away bibles.
(b) For hiding money.
(c) For spreading the plague.
(d) For taking offerings from homes.

2. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?
(a) A toast to the painter.
(b) The dedication of the chapel.
(c) A memorial service for a murdered man.
(d) A wedding of a friend.

3. How does Savonarola react to the plague?
(a) He preaches from under a hood.
(b) He begins to practice medicine.
(c) He burns objects.
(d) He hands out free bibles.

4. When Alessandra returns home in Chapter 37, what does Cristoforo worry about?
(a) Alessandra's pregnancy.
(b) Boils.
(c) Tomaso's health.
(d) The painter's relationship with Alessandra.

5. What upsets Tomaso most about his case of boils?
(a) His declining beauty.
(b) His lack of energy.
(c) The inability to use his hands.
(d) The way he is treated by the French.

6. Why does Alessandra send her mother away in Chapter 25?
(a) Cristoforo is coming home soon.
(b) She isn't feeling well.
(c) She dislikes the gift.
(d) She is angry with her.

7. What do Alessandra and Cristoforo do when the French come to Florence in Chapter 20?
(a) They live on the streets.
(b) They house soliders.
(c) They go to Spain.
(d) They hide in their cellar.

8. When the painter returns Alessandra drawings to her, what does he ask?
(a) If she is happy.
(b) If he can teach her.
(c) For her to keep it a secret.
(d) For his drawing back.

9. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?
(a) With confusion.
(b) With fear.
(c) With humor.
(d) With fascination.

10. Why does the painter leave one panel of the chapel fresco blank?
(a) He wants to paint it later.
(b) For Alessandra to paint.
(c) He used all the paint.
(d) He ran out of inspiration.

11. What makes Alessandra's visit to Plautilla difficult in Chapter 26?
(a) Alessandra's health.
(b) The roads are damaged from the war.
(c) Cristoforo won't let her go.
(d) There is a blizzard.

12. How does the painter find Alessandra in the convent?
(a) He heard of her fresco.
(b) He saw her from the street.
(c) Cristoforo told him.
(d) He got her letter.

13. How does Cristoforo react when he learns about Alessandra making love to the painter?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He doesn't believe her.
(c) He says he doesn't care.
(d) He tells her to send the painter away.

14. How do the painter and his daughter fund their trip through Europe?
(a) They perform on the street.
(b) They sell their paintings.
(c) They sell parts of the Dante manuscript.
(d) They use his trust fund.

15. In Chapter 45, who is arrested after Savonarola?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Other monks.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Business owners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alessandra's daughter, Plautilla, rebel in Chapter 47?

2. What does Alessandra do after cutting her finger in Chapter 27?

3. What does the man in the market with the snake tattoo do to it in front of Alessandra?

4. What does Cristoforo do after the French leave Florence in Chapter 20?

5. Who tells the painter about Alessandra's pregnancy?

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