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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 Orazio tell Artemisia that Tassi is already doing to discredit her?

2. What does Orazio say about how Tassi can help their family?

3. What does Artemisia think of Susanna as she gathers the remains of her painting of Susanna from the floor?

4. What is Tassi's reply to Artemisia when she tells him they are done here?

5. Why does Orazio send Tuzia away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tassi act when he sees Artemisia for the first time after his assault on her?

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

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

4. What does Artemisia realize with horror about her body some weeks after Tassi's assault?

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

6. What does Tassi do in a rage the first time he comes back to see Artemisia after she rebuffs his sexual advances?

7. What does Artemisia do to escape from Tassi when he comes to see her in her studio the first time following the assault?

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

9. What is Abra's role in Judith's plan with Holofernes?

10. What does Tassi propose to Artemisia in Part III that she is hopeful about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times, Artemisia's mother mentions that she wishes for a sister for Artemisia, but the only set of sisters in the novel - Susanna and Rebecca - have a tumultuous and fraught relationship. Write an essay exploring McCullough's representation of sister relationships, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Artemisia's rape affect her ability to paint? How does Artemisia begin to heal mentally to the point that she can begin to work again? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Artemisia's mother chose the stories particularly of Susanna and Judith to tell to Artemisia when she was a young girl? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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