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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. Why does Orazio grow angry with Artemisia while he quizzes her on her painting techniques and materials?

2. What does Artemisia say her father often does more than the work of painting?

3. What does Artemisia think her mother knew about all the men who painted Susanna?

4. What is the only thing about preparing dinner that Artemisia likes?

5. What does Tassi say in Part I that Artemisia thinks of when she hears him coming into her studio in the end of Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Artemisia use as a model for one of the Elders in her own painting of Susanna?

3. What does Artemisia know incites her father when he starts ranting about the supposedly poor quality of her own painting in Part I?

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

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

6. How does Orazio react when Artemisia lets it slip that she told Tassi she helps with the paintings?

7. 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?

8. How does Artemisia feel when she cannot find her favorite palette knife in Part II?

9. Why does Tuzia agree to let Tassi ride in the carriage to mass with herself and Artemisia?

10. How does Artemisia feel about cooking, and what does cooking represent for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How would you describe Artemisia's relationship with Tuzia, the family's servant? Why do you think Artemisia and Tuzia have such a cold relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the paradox in the fact that Artemisia's salvation and ticket to being able to continue working as an artist at the end of the book comes to her through a marriage proposal.

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