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

2. Why do Judith and Abra laugh as they wait outside the gates of their city?

3. Why does Artemisia think the men who come to interview her about the rape ask her to repeat her story?

4. What is Abra's role in the murder of the Assyrian military leader?

5. What is one task Artemisia begins to do for her father in the studio following her mother's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does Tassi do to Artemisia in Part III that haunts Artemisia forever afterwards?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Artemisia handle, and eventually seem to triumph over, the horrific injuries to her hands from her ordeal at the trial of her rapist? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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