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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alessandra find the book with the inscription from Lorenzo?
(a) Cristoforo's library.
(b) Tomaso's room.
(c) The painter's bag.
(d) A store in town.

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

3. What does Alessandra do after cutting her finger in Chapter 27?
(a) She yells for Erila to help her.
(b) She draws with the blood.
(c) She wraps it in a sheet.
(d) She goes to sleep.

4. Why does Cristoforo say Savonarola is losing power in Chapter 41?
(a) Because he is sick.
(b) Because his house burned to the ground.
(c) Because more people are speaking out against him.
(d) Because he is excommunicated for a second time.

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

6. Why does Alessandra fake her tumor?
(a) She wants more attention from the other nuns.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She feels she has lived long enough.
(d) She needs to see a doctor.

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 prefers flat shoes.
(d) She rejects womanly arts.

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

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 protect Alessandra health.
(d) To please Cristoforo.

10. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?
(a) She just opens the door.
(b) She bribes him.
(c) She begs him.
(d) She tricks him.

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

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

13. Why is the painter arrested in Chapter 41?
(a) Because he painted a devil in a church.
(b) Because he committed adultery.
(c) Because Tomaso said he was a homosexual.
(d) Because he never finished the fresco.

14. In Chapter 20, how many days do the French stay in Florence?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 13 days.
(d) 12 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra say the painter suffers from boils?

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

3. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?

4. When the French enter Florence, what are they said to resemble?

5. Where does Plautilla's daughter live when she is killed by the plague?

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