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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. Why does Alessandra sneak out of the chapel in Chapter 8?

2. Why doesn't Alessandra talk to the painter when he first begins to paint her?

3. What does Savonarola most often preach about?

4. How long after Plautilla's wedding does she announce that she is pregnant?

5. Who does Alessandra wait for her father with in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens during the church services in Chapter 11?

4. How does Tomaso treat Alessandra before her wedding?

5. What does Alessandra do after sitting for the painter for the first time?

6. In "Prologue," what happens after Sister Lucrezia dies?

7. What does Tomaso tell Alessandra about the murders in Chapter 9?

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

9. Why does Cristoforo want to marry Alessandra?

10. What happens when Alessandra sneaks into the painters rooms in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the use of dialogue to develop the characters in the novel as compared to descriptive passages.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze this novel as an example of historical fiction.

Essay Topic 3

Explore how the descriptions of the two frescoes in this novel reflect the character development of the major characters.

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