Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Artemisia's mother's full name?
2. What did Artemisia's mother tell her Judith is rather than a nubile nude?
3. What kind of money does Artemisia refer to in Part I?
4. What does Tassi ask Artemisia to call him?
5. Where is Judith from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tuzia agree to let Tassi ride in the carriage to mass with herself and Artemisia?
2. 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?
3. How does Orazio use Artemisia routinely for his work that makes Artemisia feel shame and revulsion?
4. Who does Artemisia use as a model for one of the Elders in her own painting of Susanna?
5. How does Orazio react when Artemisia lets it slip that she told Tassi she helps with the paintings?
6. In Part I, who does Orazio, Artemisia's father, not recognize in one of her paintings?
7. Why does Orazio grow irritated with Artemisia when he quizzes her about materials and methods for painting in Part I?
8. What happens to Susanna in her garden that puts her in great peril?
9. Why does Artemisia think her mother told her the story of Susanna as she matures?
10. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he really thinks of her father's work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does McCullough's choice to write this novel both from (primarily) the first-person point of view and in verse affect the reader's experience of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Artemisia's opinion of the power and value of her own work evolve over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Artemisia feel about Tino Tassi when they first meet? When and how do her feelings for Tassi change? Write an essay explaining your answers.
|
This section contains 614 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
