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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. What does Judith give to Abra as they prepare for their journey?
(a) Her best shoes.
(b) Her best handkerchief.
(c) Her own cloak.
(d) Her ring.

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

3. Who is Susanna's husband?
(a) Heldibron.
(b) Joaquim.
(c) Jedicai.
(d) Marshall.

4. What do Artemisia's brothers have that she envies?
(a) Money.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Girlfriends.
(d) Talent.

5. Why does Orazio grow angry with Artemisia while he quizzes her on her painting techniques and materials?
(a) Because she forgets how to describe grinding pigments.
(b) Because she gets everything right, and he likes to be able to berate her for errors.
(c) Because she makes many errors when talking about brushstrokes.
(d) Because she does not identify the linseed oil correctly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tassi say when Artemisia asks if he can secure a commission for Orazio?

2. What does one Elder say to the other as they leave Susanna's garden?

3. What advice does Tassi give Artemisia that she is pleased to hear?

4. Why does Susanna not call out for her husband when she feels under threat from the Elders in her garden?

5. What does Tassi ask Artemisia to call him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Artemisia remember her mother who has passed away?

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

3. How does Artemisia shut out the rest of the world and its distractions and problems?

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

5. What does Artemisia tell Tassi about her father that she has never told anyone before?

6. What happens to Susanna in her garden that puts her in great peril?

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

8. Why does Artemisia think her mother told her the story of Susanna as she matures?

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

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

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