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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 123 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tassi do to Artemisia's beloved painting of Susanna?
(a) Tears it to shreds.
(b) Sets fire to it.
(c) Sells it.
(d) Steals it.

2. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he would do with her if she shared his studio?
(a) Have her work as his maid.
(b) Send her to school.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Make better use of her as a live model than her father did.

3. Why does Judith decide she has to take the head of the Assyrian military leader back to the village?
(a) So she can show it to her father so he will not kill her for leaving the city walls without permission.
(b) As a trophy.
(c) So they can bury it in a funeral rite.
(d) For proof that she actually killed him.

4. Who is the taller Elder who comes to Susanna in her garden?
(a) Her brother-in-law.
(b) Her husband's cousin.
(c) A widower Rebecca has her sights on.
(d) Her next-door neighbor.

5. Why does Susanna not call out for her husband when she feels under threat from the Elders in her garden?
(a) Her husband is away.
(b) Her husband is deaf.
(c) Her husband is having an affair with the maid in the house.
(d) Her husband is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the Virgin Mary does Artemisia think is not quite right in her own painting?

2. What is Abra's role in the murder of the Assyrian military leader?

3. How did Artemisia's father ignore propriety with her?

4. When does Artemisia begin to imagine Judith and Susanna talking to her?

5. What secret does Artemisia tell Tassi in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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