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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alessandra see on the ceiling of the chapel in Chapter 30?
(a) An image of a hurt angel.
(b) A self-portrait of the painter.
(c) Her face.
(d) An image of the devil.

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

3. In Chapter 42, what happens when Savonarola fails to raise to the challenge of another monk?
(a) A storm rolls through town.
(b) Disease strikes again.
(c) The other monk challenges him again.
(d) He moves away.

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

5. Why does Alessandra assume the painter is the father of her child?
(a) Because her daughter speaks like him.
(b) Because her daughter smiles like the painter.
(c) Because her daughter prefers to paint.
(d) Because her daughter has his coloring.

6. Why does Alessandra want the painter to take their daughter with him when he leaves the convent?
(a) To give her time to be alone.
(b) To teacher her to be an artist.
(c) To help Alessandra escape the convent, too.
(d) To give her opportunities.

7. How does Alessandra's daughter, Plautilla, rebel in Chapter 47?
(a) She refuses to wear her hair up.
(b) She learns English.
(c) She rejects womanly arts.
(d) She prefers flat shoes.

8. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say God told him?
(a) To lead the people in a revolution.
(b) That he should lead Italy.
(c) That he must collect taxes.
(d) To remove sin from Florence.

9. Why does Erila want Alessandra to stay in her bed in Chapter 28?
(a) To keep Alessandra from seeing the painter.
(b) To help her take a break from painting.
(c) To please Cristoforo.
(d) To protect Alessandra health.

10. Why does the painter paint a snake on Alessandra?
(a) Because she love snakes.
(b) Because she asks him to.
(c) Because of the story she tells him.
(d) Because he feels snakes represent their relationship.

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

12. How many people help Alessandra through her labor?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

13. What makes Tomaso confess his homosexuality to his mother?
(a) His illness.
(b) His religious faith.
(c) He doesn't confess.
(d) He may be arrested for it.

14. In Chapter 31, why does Alessandra want to see the painter during the night?
(a) Because she wants to learn about his life.
(b) Because he cries out.
(c) Because she is lonely.
(d) Because she is jealous of Erila.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the painter try to stop himself from painting in Chapter 30?

2. What does Cristoforo demand when Alessandra goes into labor?

3. When Alessandra returns home in Chapter 37, what does Cristoforo worry about?

4. In Chapter 47, how is the atmosphere of the convent described?

5. Where does the painter begin painting the snake on Alessandra?

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