View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Alessandra that Cristoforo is a homosexual?
(a) Cristoforo.
(b) Plautilla.
(c) Alessandra's mother.
(d) Tomaso.

2. How old is Cristoforo when Alessandra agrees to marry him?
(a) 20s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 30s.
(d) 50s.

3. What is traditionally done to nuns after they die?
(a) They are given a rosary in their hand.
(b) They are washed.
(c) They are immediately buried.
(d) They are covered in a white sheet.

4. What does Cristoforo show Alessandra after they are married?
(a) His china.
(b) His art collection.
(c) His hidden money.
(d) His clothing that needs to be fixed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what party does Alessandra attend?

2. How does Savonarola describe the people of Florence?

3. In Chapter 8, why does Alessandra stay up late?

4. What does Mother Superior discover about Sister Lucrezia's body?

5. In Chapter 14, how does Alessandra describe Cristoforo's understanding of her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What news do Alessandra's parents share with her in Chapter 10?

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

6. When Alessandra first sits for the painter in Chapter 5, what makes it difficult to speak to him?

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

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

9. What happens when Alessandra sneaks into the painters rooms in Chapter 1?

10. What does Alessandra do when the painter doesn't tell her what he thinks of her drawings?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 720 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample