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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. Where is the commission from that Orazio covets that he wants Artemisia to help him secure?
(a) The fancy restaurant on their street.
(b) The Banucci family's house.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) The palace.

2. 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 having an affair with the maid in the house.
(c) Her husband is dead.
(d) Her husband is deaf.

3. What does Artemisia tell Tassi that makes him angry in Part II?
(a) That her father makes her pose nude sometimes.
(b) That Tuzia makes her cook all the time.
(c) That her brothers abuse her routinely.
(d) That her father steals all her money.

4. What is one thing that irritates Artemisia when she goes to market with Tuzia?
(a) Tuzia is spending money Artemisia earned, but Artemisia is not even supposed to have any desires.
(b) Tuzia makes Artemisia do all the talking.
(c) Tuzia does not spend enough money.
(d) Tuzia makes Artemisia dress in ridiculous clothes.

5. How old is Artemisia in Part I?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of money does Artemisia refer to in Part I?

2. What does Orazio ask Artemisia to do occasionally that makes her very uncomfortable?

3. What do the Elders command Susanna to do in the garden?

4. How does Artemisia make the best of being forced to do menial tasks away from her painting studio?

5. What does Judith give to Abra as they prepare for their journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has broken Judith's heart at the beginning of Artemisia's mother's story about Judith?

2. How does Artemisia make use of the time she is made to perform menial tasks away from her easel?

3. 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?

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

5. How does Orazio use Artemisia routinely for his work that makes Artemisia feel shame and revulsion?

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

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

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

9. What did Artemisia's mother most wish for for her in relation to the last baby she ever had?

10. Why does Orazio grow irritated with Artemisia when he quizzes her about materials and methods for painting in Part I?

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