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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 28, what does Cristoforo give to Alessandra?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A large sum of money.
(c) A studio.
(d) A set of paints.

4. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say about his sermon?
(a) That women aren't allowed to listen to it.
(b) That it must be printed as well as heard.
(c) That it is about the future of Italy.
(d) That he has to charge to let people listen to it.

5. What does Alessandra's mother give Alessandra in Chapter 25?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A dress.
(c) A painting.
(d) A book.

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

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

8. Where does Plautilla's daughter live when she is killed by the plague?
(a) Florence.
(b) In France.
(c) With Alessandra.
(d) The country.

9. When does Savonarola return to preach after being excommunicated?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Fall harvest.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Easter.

10. What does Cristoforo do after the French leave Florence in Chapter 20?
(a) He hides his gold.
(b) He leaves town.
(c) He takes Alessandra for a vacation.
(d) He joins the army.

11. After the painter leaves, how does Alessandra describe life at the convent?
(a) As mournful.
(b) As boring.
(c) As changing.
(d) As beautiful.

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

13. Why does Erila learn how to tattoo?
(a) Because she likes the man who teaches it.
(b) To make extra money.
(c) To help Alessandra keep the snake painting on her skin.
(d) So she can leave Alessandra one day.

14. What does Cristoforo demand when Alessandra goes into labor?
(a) To know who the father of the baby is.
(b) To be there when the baby is born.
(c) To have Alessandra promise to end it with the painter.
(d) To be able to leave town.

15. In Chapter 30, how does the painter say he learned about the human form?
(a) From visiting prostitutes.
(b) From reading books.
(c) From spying on people.
(d) From studying corpses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alessandra cut herself in Chapter 27?

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

3. In Chapter 49, why does the church come down on the convent?

4. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?

5. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?

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