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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Erila feel about giving the painter a present from Alessandra in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 11, where does Alessandra notice the man watching her?

3. Where are the bodies found in Chapter 12?

4. Why does Alessandra's father leave in Chapter 17?

5. Why do the people of Florence begin to go to church more in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alessandra feel about marriage in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Alessandra's family gossip about?

3. What news do Alessandra's parents share with her in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 9, how does Alessandra feel when she wakes up?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Alessandra's father relationship with the painter represent?

6. What makes Alessandra think that Cristoforo will understand her desire to paint?

7. In Chapter 4, what does Alessandra see in the middle of the night?

8. What does the ringing bell in Chapter 17 remind Alessandra's mother of?

9. What does Cristoforo show Alessandra after they are married?

10. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the gender roles in Alessandra's society.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of sacrifice in The Birth of Venus.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use high art to mirror politics in this novel?

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