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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 celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?
(a) The dedication of the chapel.
(b) A toast to the painter.
(c) A memorial service for a murdered man.
(d) A wedding of a friend.

2. How does Erila respond to the snake tattoo?
(a) With humor.
(b) With fascination.
(c) With confusion.
(d) With fear.

3. In Chapter 30, how does the painter say he learned about the human form?
(a) From reading books.
(b) From studying corpses.
(c) From spying on people.
(d) From visiting prostitutes.

4. Who does Alessandra go with to see the chapel fresco before the dedication?
(a) The painter.
(b) Erila.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Plautilla.

5. In Chapter 44, why does everyone in Alessandra's house leave?
(a) To watch Savonarola be arrested.
(b) To attend church.
(c) To let her have time alone.
(d) To celebrate the painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alessandra stay up all night with Cristoforo in Chapter 40?

2. In Chapter 40, why does the monk ask Alessandra and Erila for help?

3. In Chapter 42, what happens when Savonarola fails to raise to the challenge of another monk?

4. Why does Erila learn how to tattoo?

5. Why does Alessandra say she is writing down her sins in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Savonarola do when the plague comes to Florence?

2. How does Alessandra prepare to end her life?

3. Why does Cristoforo want Alessandra to kick the painter out of their house in Chapter 34?

4. In Chapter 22, what worries Cristoforo about the current political climate?

5. In Chapter 47, what convinces Alessandra that her daughter is the painter's child?

6. How does Alessandra react to the snake tattoo she sees on the man in the market?

7. What happens when Alessandra visits the chapel before the dedication?

8. What illnesses does Cristoforo worry about in Chapter 37?

9. How does Alessandra grow closer to the painter when he stays with her and Cristoforo?

10. When Alessandra visits the painter while he is locked in the chapel, what does she discover about his art?

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