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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eyes: Pages 82-159.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had young Francesco expected her father to do once he overcame his grief enough to confront her about wearing her mothers' clothes?
(a) She had expected him to beat her.
(b) She had expected him to send her to her room.
(c) She had expected him to turn away from her.
(d) She had expected him to curse at her.

2. How old was Francesco at the time she was commissioned to paint one season of Borse's "painted year" (90)?
(a) 27.
(b) 36.
(c) 33.
(d) 23.

3. What kind of a poem occurs on the first pages of the novel section entitled Eyes?
(a) A haiku.
(b) A shaped poem.
(c) A quatrain.
(d) A villanelle.

4. Which character is NOT named when Francescho lists her top three most influential artists?
(a) Cosmo.
(b) Cristoforo.
(c) Cennini.
(d) Alberti.

5. With what material does Francescho bind her breasts in her quest to pass as a man?
(a) Velvet.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Linen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what capacity did the boy Francescho called "the pickpocket" (95) go to work for Francescho?

2. What first name is eventually revealed to have belonged to Francescho's father?

3. What quality does Francesco come to suspect is "central to" the "nature" (90) of the young woman she is watching in the modern age?

4. According to Francescho, who comforted her in her childhood when she cried after seeing a particular object disappear?

5. When the woman whom Francescho has drawn asks to have the drawing, what condition does Francescho set?

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