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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. What does Tomaso say to Alessandra before she is married?
(a) He tells her to run away.
(b) He wishes her luck.
(c) He apologizes for being mean.
(d) He doesn't say anything to her.

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

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

4. Why does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?
(a) So he can show her his work.
(b) To talk about the French.
(c) To pose for him.
(d) So she can show him her work.

5. In "Prologue," where does the nun die?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In the convent.
(c) On the street.
(d) In church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alessandra meet with the painter in Chapter 12?

2. Why does Alessandra have an escort in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 9, why is it rumored that the murdered bodies will be moved?

4. In "Prologue," why does Mother Superior want to go against Sister Lucrezia's wishes?

5. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Alessandra do after sitting for the painter for the first time?

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

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

7. How does Tomaso treat Alessandra before her wedding?

8. What does Alessandra do when she finds the painter in the chapel in Chapter 8?

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

10. How does Alessandra feel about marriage in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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