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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Francescho comes to believe that the teenage girl she is observing unseen is experiencing which emotion?
(a) Regret.
(b) Relief.
(c) Love.
(d) Grief.

2. When Francesco tells a story about a stranger she had known for only "10 minutes," (83) what was NOT an action done to her by the stranger?
(a) Dissected.
(b) Seen.
(c) Understood.
(d) Entered.

3. Who became concerned that Francescho's work was getting too lifeless and gloomy?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Borse.
(c) Barto.
(d) The Falcon.

4. Francescho sees the two siblings in the museum taking what action together?
(a) Reading.
(b) Whispering.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Playing cards.

5. The Falcon told Francescho that the figure of Minerva required what kind of accompaniment?
(a) Horns.
(b) Wings.
(c) Unicorns.
(d) Bears.

6. When Francescho left her father's tutelage, he gave her a letter written by whom?
(a) Francescho.
(b) Francescho's mother.
(c) Cosmo.
(d) Barto.

7. Which ingredient did Francescho always use to create richer colors of paint?
(a) Tree bark.
(b) Egg.
(c) Goose fat.
(d) Milk.

8. Francesco finally is able to recall that she had died from what malady?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Plague.

9. Francesco chooses her male name in part because which member of her family had a name starting with the letter F?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her grandmother.

10. Whose action resulted in Francesco being hired to contribute one season to Borse's "painted year" (90)?
(a) Francesco's father.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) Barto.
(d) Donatello.

11. What modern object does Francescho refer to as an "awning on a stick" (119)?
(a) A pergola.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A tent.
(d) A kite.

12. Which objects does Francescho recall teaching Cosmo how to paint more realistically?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Apples.
(c) Baubles.
(d) Feet.

13. When the name of "the pickpocket" (113) is at last revealed by Francescho, what is it?
(a) Domenico.
(b) Ercole.
(c) Cosmo.
(d) Gabriel.

14. Francescho's resentment toward Cosmo cools only when she calls to mind how many lessons she had learned from him?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. Which character insulted Francesco's work before the painting of Marsyas disappeared, along with her bundle of sketches?
(a) Borse.
(b) Cosmo.
(c) Barto.
(d) The Falcon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Francescho use in the scene at the museum in order to describe the viewer of her painting before she realizes her mistake?

2. What kind of a poem occurs on the first pages of the novel section entitled Eyes?

3. Around which object did Francescho paint "a gathering of working women" (110)?

4. What was NOT a scent Francesco reported detecting during her sexual encounter with the "infidel" (87) stranger?

5. How old was "the pickpocket" (113) at the time he was hired by Francescho?

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