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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 Alessandra sneak out of the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) Because the noise scared her.
(b) Because she doesn't want to talk to the painter anymore.
(c) Because it is late at night.
(d) Because she could be punished.

2. Why does Alessandra go to the chapel in Chapter 8?
(a) Because she knows the painter is there.
(b) Because she sees the light on.
(c) Because she finds a note telling her to go there.
(d) Because she feels the need to pray.

3. What does Alessandra ask of Cristoforo in Chapter 19?
(a) To give her money.
(b) To take her home.
(c) To see the French.
(d) To let her paint.

4. When the bell rings in Chapter 17, what does it remind Alessandra's mother of?
(a) When Plautilla was born.
(b) When her father died.
(c) When she was married.
(d) When she was pregnant.

5. What does Tomaso say damaged Alessandra before she was born?
(a) Their mother falling.
(b) Their mother witnessing violence.
(c) Their father's drinking.
(d) Their father leaving to fight in a war.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alessandra feel about Plautilla after her wedding in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Erila interrupt Alessandra's painting in Chapter 4?

3. What does Alessandra do when she hears a noise in the chapel in Chapter 8?

4. What does Cristoforo talk to Alessandra about the first time they speak?

5. Why does Alessandra want medicine in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Alessandra criticize the painter for in Chapter 1?

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

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

6. In Chapter 9, how does Alessandra feel when she wakes up?

7. In "Prologue," what happens after Sister Lucrezia dies?

8. What makes Alessandra think that Cristoforo will understand her desire to paint?

9. In Chapter 16, what happens when Alessandra sneaks out of the house?

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

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