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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. What is another name for the Virgin Mary?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Mararita.
(c) Magdalene.
(d) Madonna.

2. How does Artemisia make the best of being forced to do menial tasks away from her painting studio?
(a) She observes the world to use what she sees in her paintings.
(b) She makes money from the menial tasks so she can run away on her own.
(c) She meets friends during the tasks who boost her spirits.
(d) She daydreams ideas for paintings during the tasks.

3. Who is the teacher Orazio has hired to help Artemisia with her painting?
(a) Agostino Tassi.
(b) Silvio Banucci.
(c) Giovanna Silvestri.
(d) Marto Valli.

4. What does Artemisia's mother tell her about the beast?
(a) You never see the best until he is upon you.
(b) The beast may look like a friend of the family.
(c) The beast is always hungry.
(d) You will always hear the beast breathing.

5. What does Tassi say in Part I that Artemisia thinks of when she hears him coming into her studio in the end of Part II?
(a) There's a lot you can get away with when no one else is watching.
(b) I will always wait for you.
(c) Waste not, want not.
(d) Your light will always shine bright, even in dim spaces.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tassi get Tuzia to agree to let him ride in the carriage with her and Artemisia?

2. What shocks Artemisia about Tassi's presence in her studio?

3. Where does Artemisia say everything begins from in Part I?

4. Why does Orazio grow angry with Artemisia while he quizzes her on her painting techniques and materials?

5. What does Artemisia tell Tassi she thinks about her father's painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he really thinks of her father's work?

2. What does Artemisia do when she needs a female model for her paintings?

3. When does Tuzia sometimes suggest taking a carriage to mass?

4. How does Artemisia describe Orazio's talent and teachings?

5. What does Artemisia know incites her father when he starts ranting about the supposedly poor quality of her own painting in Part I?

6. What does Artemisia tell Tassi about her father that she has never told anyone before?

7. How does Artemisia shut out the rest of the world and its distractions and problems?

8. Why does Artemisia think her mother told her the story of Susanna as she matures?

9. What happens to Susanna in her garden that puts her in great peril?

10. What does Artemisia wonder about when her family's servant Tuzia implores her to carry the baskets through the market because her arms are younger and stronger?

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