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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 Alessandra react when the monk asks for her help in Chapter 40?

2. Why does Erila learn how to tattoo?

3. What does Alessandra do when she cannot sleep in Chapter 27?

4. What season is it in Chapter 35?

5. Where does Alessandra find the book with the inscription from Lorenzo?

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. In Chapter 22, what worries Cristoforo about the current political climate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Alessandra react to the snake tattoo she sees on the man in the market?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of freedom in The Birth of Venus. Consider freedom in relationships, society, politics and the arts.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of sacrifice in The Birth of Venus.

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's commentary on parenthood? Examine the different styles of parenting and what message is attached to each.

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