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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Plautilla feel the painter should paint her first?
(a) Because she is the richest.
(b) Because she will be married soon.
(c) Because she is the oldest.
(d) Because she is the prettiest.

2. Why does Alessandra's end the conversation in Chapter 7?
(a) Because she wants to sleep.
(b) Because she has to leave.
(c) Because she doesn't want her children to fight.
(d) Because they are too loud.

3. Where are the bodies found in Chapter 12?
(a) The side of the road.
(b) The church.
(c) The convent.
(d) The school.

4. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?
(a) To bring her food.
(b) To wash her hands.
(c) To ask her a question.
(d) To help her paint.

5. What is rumored to have killed Sister Lucrezia in the convent?
(a) A blood disease.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) A tumor.
(d) Heartbreak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cristoforo have a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy?

2. How does Erila feel about giving the painter a present from Alessandra in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Alessandra feel about marriage?

4. What does Tomaso say damaged Alessandra before she was born?

5. What does Alessandra fear when she sees the painter leave in the middle of night in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Cristoforo admits to being a homosexual?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Alessandra's family gossip about?

3. What happens during Alessandra's dancing lessons in Chapter 2?

4. What does the ringing bell in Chapter 17 remind Alessandra's mother of?

5. What happens when Alessandra tries to paint in Chapter 4?

6. Why do Alessandra's siblings argue about being painted in Chapter 1?

7. In Chapter 6, what events interrupt the planning of Alessandra's sister's wedding?

8. What happens when Alessandra meets the painter in the garden in Chapter 12?

9. After the murder in the church, what is the next murder to be discovered?

10. What happens during the church services in Chapter 11?

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