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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alessandra react when the monk asks for her help in Chapter 40?
(a) She is disgusted with him.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She refuses him.
(d) She agrees to help a little.

2. Where does the painter begin painting the snake on Alessandra?
(a) Her thigh.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her shoulders.
(d) Her feet.

3. What does Erila do when she wakes Alessandra in Chapter 43?
(a) Drags her through town.
(b) Changes her clothes.
(c) Has her move to the guest house.
(d) Makes her take medicine.

4. How does Alessandra cut herself in Chapter 27?
(a) With a piece of broken glass.
(b) With a key.
(c) With a chef's knife.
(d) With a chalk sharpener.

5. In Chapter 49, why does the church come down on the convent?
(a) The church wants the convent to be more conventional.
(b) The church wants the convent to support the arts.
(c) The church wants the convent to stop wasting money.
(d) The church wants the convent to prepare more nuns.

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

7. What does Erila do when she moves into town?
(a) Becomes a cook.
(b) Begs on the street.
(c) Opens a shop.
(d) Works as a nanny.

8. When is Tomaso arrested?
(a) The day before the dedication ceremony.
(b) While Alessandra visits with Plautilla.
(c) After Alessandra visits with Plautilla.
(d) During the dedication ceremony.

9. Why does Cristoforo want the painter to leave town after being released from jail?
(a) To keep him away from Alessandra.
(b) For his own safety.
(c) To avoid further conflict.
(d) He doesn't want the painter to leave.

10. Who encourages Alessandra to try for a child with Cristoforo in Chapter 33?
(a) The painter.
(b) Cristoforo.
(c) Erila.
(d) Plautilla.

11. In Chapter 44, why does everyone in Alessandra's house leave?
(a) To celebrate the painter.
(b) To let her have time alone.
(c) To attend church.
(d) To watch Savonarola be arrested.

12. How does Alessandra feel about seeing Cristoforo with Tomaso in Chapter 26?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She doesn't see them together.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) She is jealous.

13. In Chapter 47, how is the atmosphere of the convent described?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Full of gossip.
(d) Artistic.

14. What does Alessandra do when she cannot sleep in Chapter 27?
(a) She decides to draw.
(b) She says prayers.
(c) She asks Cristoforo to speak with her.
(d) She reads a book.

15. What does the painter do when he learns that Alessandra is pregnant?
(a) He plans a vacation.
(b) He decides to finish the last panel of the fresco.
(c) He wants to talk to her about it.
(d) He ignores it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Plautilla want to talk about when she visits Alessandra in Chapter 35?

2. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say God told him?

3. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?

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

5. What does Alessandra's mother give Alessandra in Chapter 25?

(see the answer keys)

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