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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 old is Artemisia in Part I?
2. Who does Artemisia model one of the terrible Elders in her painting of Susanna after?
3. What does Artemisia say her father often does more than the work of painting?
4. What kind of money does Artemisia refer to in Part I?
5. What does Artemisia's mother tell her about the beast?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Artemisia use as a model for one of the Elders in her own painting of Susanna?
2. How does Artemisia feel about cooking, and what does cooking represent for her?
3. 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?
4. What does Artemisia know incites her father when he starts ranting about the supposedly poor quality of her own painting in Part I?
5. How does Artemisia feel when she cannot find her favorite palette knife in Part II?
6. How does Artemisia's mother begin her story to Artemisia about Susanna?
7. What did Artemisia's mother most wish for for her in relation to the last baby she ever had?
8. How does Artemisia remember her mother who has passed away?
9. Why does Artemisia think her mother told her the story of Susanna as she matures?
10. What happens to Susanna in her garden that puts her in great peril?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does McCullough's choice to write this novel both from (primarily) the first-person point of view and in verse affect the reader's experience of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What is the price Judith and Abra pay for the act of saving their people from near certain death and destruction? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How do Artemisia's experiences as a woman and eventually as a survivor of sexual assault affect her work as a painter and infuse it with qualities that men's artistry of her time seems to lack? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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