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

2. In Chapter 3, how does Alessandra feel about marriage?
(a) She thinks the idea is funny.
(b) She is afraid of marriage.
(c) She does not want to be married.
(d) She longs to be married.

3. In Chapter 10, where do Alessandra's parents talk to her about the French?
(a) In the study.
(b) On the patio.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

4. How does Erila feel about giving the painter a present from Alessandra in Chapter 6?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She doesn't want to.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She doesn't care.

5. Why does Alessandra struggle to paint in Chapter 4?
(a) She feels she lacks the knowledge.
(b) She doesn't have enough paint.
(c) The painter insults her work.
(d) All her brushes are old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

3. What does the painter say about Alessandra's desire to paint in Chapter 12?

4. Why do the people of Florence begin to go to church more in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Alessandra's end the conversation in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra see in the middle of the night?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 1, what does Alessandra's father relationship with the painter represent?

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

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

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

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

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