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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 vegetable does Artemisia most often have to chop for dinner?

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

3. Who is the servant in Artemisia's family?

4. What does Artemisia tell Tassi he has a terrible habit of doing in the studio?

5. Where does Artemisia say everything begins from in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, who does Orazio, Artemisia's father, not recognize in one of her paintings?

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

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

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

6. How does Artemisia's mother describe the relationship between Susanna and her sister Rebecca?

7. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he really thinks of her father's work?

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

9. How does Orazio use Artemisia routinely for his work that makes Artemisia feel shame and revulsion?

10. What has broken Judith's heart at the beginning of Artemisia's mother's story about Judith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Artemisia feel about her brothers? What privileges and advantages do Artemisia's brothers enjoy that she does not, and probably never will? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are the different meanings of blood McCullough explores throughout the novel? For example, what does blood represent when it is indicative of menstruation, of the aftermath of Artemisia's rape, and of the murder Judith commits? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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