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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 liquids does Artemisia mix for her paintings in Part III?

2. What does Artemisia spend more time painting in her work than faces?

3. What does Tassi do to Artemisia's beloved painting of Susanna?

4. Where does Artemisia hide when she flees Tassi in her studio?

5. Why does Judith decide she has to take the head of the Assyrian military leader back to the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Artemisia spend so much more time on when she paints than faces?

2. How does Judith ingratiate herself with the captain of the Assyrian army, Holofernes?

3. What does Susanna say for herself at her stoning?

4. Who does Artemisia envision helping her after her rape in Part IV?

5. What does Tassi say that immediately turns Artemisia off from him in Part III?

6. What shocks Artemisia in the immediate aftermath of Tassi's crime against her?

7. What does Tassi tell Artemisia when she tells him she is going to ask her father to bring charges against him?

8. Why does Daniel rule in favor of Susanna and against the Elders?

9. What does Artemisia say to Orazio that seems to make him agree to bring charges against Tassi?

10. What do Judith and Abra do for a time as they pause in front of the village gates with Holofernes's head in the basket?

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 does Artemisia believe finally changes her father Orazio's attitude towards her and convinces him to help her fight for justice after her rape? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Artemisia's experiences as a woman and eventually as a survivor of sexual assault affect her work as a painter and infuse it with qualities that men's artistry of her time seems to lack? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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