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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. In Chapter 48, what does Alessandra say the painter did while staying in Florence?
(a) Created a sculpture.
(b) Painted portraits for money.
(c) Wrote a book.
(d) Built a cathedral.

2. Why does Alessandra send her mother away in Chapter 25?
(a) Cristoforo is coming home soon.
(b) She isn't feeling well.
(c) She dislikes the gift.
(d) She is angry with her.

3. Why does the Pope excommunicate Savonarola?
(a) For giving away bibles.
(b) For hiding money.
(c) For taking offerings from homes.
(d) For spreading the plague.

4. What does the man in the market with the snake tattoo do to it in front of Alessandra?
(a) He makes it move.
(b) He pretends to feed it.
(c) He covers it up.
(d) He flicks the skin.

5. In Chapter 21, who is Alessandra with when she discovers the body?
(a) The painter.
(b) Erila.
(c) Tomaso.
(d) Cristoforo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, how does the painter say he learned about the human form?

2. What does Erila do when she wakes Alessandra in Chapter 43?

3. Where does the painter begin painting the snake on Alessandra?

4. Why does Erila want Alessandra to stay in her bed in Chapter 28?

5. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, why does Alessandra ask her mother about her engagement?

2. How does Alessandra react when Cristoforo brings Tomaso home in Chapter 26?

3. Why does Alessandra apologize to her mother in Chapter 35?

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

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

6. What is Alessandra's life like when the painter is at the convent?

7. How do the French affect Alessandra's life in Chapter 20?

8. How does painting the convent's chapel's fresco affect Alessandra?

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

10. Why does Cristoforo fake his death?

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