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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 happened to Artemisia the day after her mother died?

2. What is the word that Artemisia thinks of right after Tassi makes his vulgar overture to her about sharing his studio in Part III?

3. What does Tassi say to Artemisia about her work as soon as she rebuffs his overture?

4. What does Daniel tell Susanna when she first enters his chamber?

5. What is the one additional sin Artemisia's mother lists for Susanna that Susanna herself does not mention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Judith take with her back to her village's gates to prove that she did what she did to Holofernes?

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

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

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

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

6. How and when did Artemisia become her father's apprentice?

7. What does Judith tell Artemisia about why she should ask her father to bring charges against Tassi?

8. What does Tassi say to Artemisia immediately after she rebuffs his sexual overtures in Part III?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How would you describe Artemisia's relationship with Tuzia, the family's servant? Why do you think Artemisia and Tuzia have such a cold relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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