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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. In Chapter 23, what does Savonarola say God told him?

2. What celebration does Alessandra attend in Chapter 37?

3. What does Erila do when she wakes Alessandra in Chapter 43?

4. How many people help Alessandra through her labor?

5. Why does Alessandra say the painter suffers from boils?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alessandra grow closer to the painter when he stays with her and Cristoforo?

2. What happens when Alessandra visits the chapel before the dedication?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Alessandra do after learning Cristoforo has faked his death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What relationship between political and personal revolts does the author create in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the influence of religion in this novel. How does it serve as a theme?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of sacrifice in The Birth of Venus.

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