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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 24, what does Alessandra notice about the clothing worn by the people in Florence?
(a) The women wear shorter skirts.
(b) The fabrics are cheap.
(c) It lacks color.
(d) It resembles the French style.

2. Why does Mother Superior let the painter stay with Alessandra in the convent?
(a) To do odd jobs around the convent.
(b) To help her with the chapel.
(c) She doesn't know the painter is staying at the convent.
(d) To keep her company.

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

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

5. Who finishes Alessandra's snake tattoo?
(a) A tattoo artist in town.
(b) The painter.
(c) Erila.
(d) Alessandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Savonarola visit the convents in Chapter 28?

2. How does Alessandra react when the monk asks for her help in Chapter 40?

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

4. In Chapter 31, why does Alessandra want to see the painter during the night?

5. How does Savonarola react to the plague?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Savonarola preach about when he won't let women in the church?

4. Why does the painter end up locking himself in the chapel, even refusing food?

5. Why does Cristoforo fake his death?

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

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

8. What happens to the painter after he is released from jail in Chapter 42?

9. How does Erila react when she learns that Alessandra and the painter made love?

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

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