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

2. In Chapter 45, who is arrested after Savonarola?
(a) Other monks.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Business owners.
(d) Nuns.

3. Why does Alessandra say the painter suffers from boils?
(a) To convince Erila to take care of him.
(b) To keep Cristoforo away from him.
(c) To make him feel better.
(d) To pass Savonarola's guards.

4. Where does the painter agree to go after being released from jail?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages Alessandra to try for a child with Cristoforo in Chapter 33?

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

3. When the painter returns Alessandra drawings to her, what does he ask?

4. Where does Plautilla's daughter live when she is killed by the plague?

5. Why does Alessandra assume the painter is the father of her child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alessandra prepare to end her life?

2. How does Cristoforo react to Tomaso and the painter being arrested?

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

4. Why does the painter come to visit Alessandra in Chapter 21?

5. How does Savonarola respond to being excommunicated?

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

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

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

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

10. What makes Alessandra's life in the convent less pleasing to her?

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