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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 does Tuzia make Artemisia do when they go to market?
2. What secret does Artemisia tell Tassi in Part II?
3. What kind of money does Artemisia refer to in Part I?
4. How old was Artemisia when her mother died?
5. Who is the servant in Artemisia's family?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Orazio grow irritated with Artemisia when he quizzes her about materials and methods for painting in Part I?
2. What does Artemisia know incites her father when he starts ranting about the supposedly poor quality of her own painting in Part I?
3. How does Artemisia remember her mother who has passed away?
4. How does Artemisia make use of the time she is made to perform menial tasks away from her easel?
5. In Part I, who does Orazio, Artemisia's father, not recognize in one of her paintings?
6. What does Artemisia tell Tassi about her father that she has never told anyone before?
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's mother describe the relationship between Susanna and her sister Rebecca?
9. Who does Artemisia use as a model for one of the Elders in her own painting of Susanna?
10. How does Orazio use Artemisia routinely for his work that makes Artemisia feel shame and revulsion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How does Artemisia handle, and eventually seem to triumph over, the horrific injuries to her hands from her ordeal at the trial of her rapist? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Tino Tassi seem to gain and maintain his position of influence and power in society? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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