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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. Why does Alessandra say she is writing down her sins in Chapter 49?
(a) Because it makes her feel better.
(b) Because she wants the painter to read them.
(c) Because it is her mother's request.
(d) Because Erila wants her life story.

2. In Chapter 21, why does Alessandra begin spending time in Cristoforo's library?
(a) The city bores her.
(b) She wants to learn more.
(c) She is afraid to go out.
(d) The library is pretty.

3. How does Alessandra get the painter to let her in the chapel in Chapter 29?
(a) She just opens the door.
(b) She tricks him.
(c) She begs him.
(d) She bribes him.

4. Why does Cristoforo want the painter to leave town after being released from jail?
(a) To keep him away from Alessandra.
(b) He doesn't want the painter to leave.
(c) To avoid further conflict.
(d) For his own safety.

5. What does Cristoforo demand when Alessandra goes into labor?
(a) To know who the father of the baby is.
(b) To be able to leave town.
(c) To have Alessandra promise to end it with the painter.
(d) To be there when the baby is born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Alessandra's visit to Plautilla difficult in Chapter 26?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Alessandra notice about the clothing worn by the people in Florence?

3. In Chapter 22, what worries Cristoforo about Savonarola?

4. What does Alessandra's mother give Alessandra in Chapter 25?

5. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alessandra do before the painter leaves the convent?

3. How does Alessandra's pregnancy change her relationship with the servants?

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

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

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

7. How does Alessandra prepare to end her life?

8. How does Savonarola respond to being excommunicated?

9. Why is the painter arrested?

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

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