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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the French enter Florence, what are they said to resemble?
(a) A parade.
(b) Children.
(c) Troubled travelers.
(d) A school of fish.

3. Why does Alessandra say she is writing down her sins in Chapter 49?
(a) Because it makes her feel better.
(b) Because she wants the painter to read them.
(c) Because it is her mother's request.
(d) Because Erila wants her life story.

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

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

6. Why does Mother Superior let the painter stay with Alessandra in the convent?
(a) To keep her company.
(b) To help her with the chapel.
(c) To do odd jobs around the convent.
(d) She doesn't know the painter is staying at the convent.

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

8. Who does Alessandra have assist her with the fresco in the convent's chapel?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) No one.
(c) The Mother Superior.
(d) The painter.

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

10. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?
(a) A toast to the painter.
(b) The dedication of the chapel.
(c) A memorial service for a murdered man.
(d) A wedding of a friend.

11. How does the painter try to stop himself from painting in Chapter 30?
(a) He burns his paints.
(b) He wounds both his hands.
(c) He stops eating.
(d) He locks himself in the chapel.

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

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

14. After meeting the monk in Chapter 40, what does Alessandra think of the monk?
(a) That he is in trouble.
(b) That he is a spy.
(c) That he is a murderer.
(d) That he is diseased.

15. Why does Alessandra stay up all night with Cristoforo in Chapter 40?
(a) To help him come up with an escape plan.
(b) To see if he will be arrested.
(c) To pray together.
(d) To pack up their belongings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the painter returns Alessandra drawings to her, what does he ask?

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

3. Why does Cristoforo want the painter to leave town after being released from jail?

4. Why does Alessandra want the painter to take their daughter with him when he leaves the convent?

5. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?

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