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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. What does Artemisia think her mother knew about all the men who painted Susanna?

2. What does Artemisia often do to make it easier for her to move around while she paints?

3. What tool does Artemisia miss when she can not find it in Part II?

4. How old was Artemisia when her mother died?

5. Why does Artemisia think her father asked Tassi to teach her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Artemisia's mother begin her story to Artemisia about Susanna?

2. How does Artemisia's mother describe the relationship between Susanna and her sister Rebecca?

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

4. What does Artemisia's mother tell her to do when the world tells her not to be so outraged and to be kind, and to be a lady?

5. Why does Artemisia's father not object to the unusual situation of having a female apprentice?

6. In Part I, who does Orazio, Artemisia's father, not recognize in one of her paintings?

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

8. How does Orazio respond to Artemisia's question about how to fix the Virgin Mary's arm in the painting she does in Part I?

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

10. How does Artemisia feel about cooking, and what does cooking represent for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Artemisia's opinion of the power and value of her own work evolve over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Several times, Artemisia's mother mentions that she wishes for a sister for Artemisia, but the only set of sisters in the novel - Susanna and Rebecca - have a tumultuous and fraught relationship. Write an essay exploring McCullough's representation of sister relationships, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Artemisia feel about her brothers? What privileges and advantages do Artemisia's brothers enjoy that she does not, and probably never will? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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