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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alessandra discover when she returns home in Chapter 29?
(a) That her parents are gone.
(b) That more painters have moved in.
(c) That the library books were stolen.
(d) That her sister is also there.

2. Who finishes Alessandra's snake tattoo?
(a) Alessandra.
(b) The painter.
(c) Erila.
(d) A tattoo artist in town.

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

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

5. Who does Alessandra go with to see the chapel fresco before the dedication?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Erila.
(c) The painter.
(d) Plautilla.

6. In Chapter 40, why does the monk ask Alessandra and Erila for help?
(a) He knows of an injured person.
(b) He is trapped in jail.
(c) He can't afford to eat.
(d) He wants to start a new church.

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

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

9. Why does Cristoforo fear Tomaso will give his name after being arrested?
(a) Because he escaped arrest.
(b) Because they will torture him.
(c) Because they had an argument.
(d) Because Tomaso said he would.

10. Why do Alessandra's servants feel compassion for her when she is pregnant?
(a) Because they love babies.
(b) Because she feels ill.
(c) Because she becomes bed-ridden.
(d) Because she is finally nice to them.

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

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, why does Alessandra want to see the painter during the night?

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

3. In Chapter 28, what does Cristoforo give to Alessandra?

4. What does Alessandra do after Plautilla visits in Chapter 35?

5. How does the painter find Alessandra in the convent?

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