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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 Artemisia feel she can paint her own Susanna after having a few lessons with Tassi?
2. How does Tassi get Tuzia to agree to let him ride in the carriage with her and Artemisia?
3. What is Tassi supposed to help Artemisia with specifically in her painting?
4. Who is Susanna's husband?
5. What question does Tassi ask Artemisia repeatedly in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Orazio react when Artemisia lets it slip that she told Tassi she helps with the paintings?
3. How does Artemisia shut out the rest of the world and its distractions and problems?
4. What does Artemisia tell Tassi to try to entice him to assign a lucrative new commission to her father?
5. 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?
6. What does Tassi tell Artemisia he really thinks of her father's work?
7. Why does Artemisia's father not object to the unusual situation of having a female apprentice?
8. Who does Artemisia use as a model for one of the Elders in her own painting of Susanna?
9. What does Artemisia tell Tassi about her father that she has never told anyone before?
10. How does Artemisia remember her mother who has passed away?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How does Artemisia's father's using Artemisia as a sometimes nude model make Artemisia feel, and what does it reveal about their relationship? 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 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.
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