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

2. How does Tassi get Tuzia to agree to let him ride in the carriage with her and Artemisia?

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

4. How does Judith's husband die?

5. What do Artemisia's brothers have that she envies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What does Artemisia tell Tassi to try to entice him to assign a lucrative new commission to her father?

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

7. What does Artemisia wonder about when her family's servant Tuzia implores her to carry the baskets through the market because her arms are younger and stronger?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Artemisia's rape affect her ability to paint? How does Artemisia begin to heal mentally to the point that she can begin to work again? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship between Judith and Abra? Why do you think Abra is ultimately so loyal to Judith? In the end of the novel, what bonds Judith and Abra together most strongly? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Artemisia endures her father Orazio's ill treatment for so long? Why does she not try to run away? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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