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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Francescho's father suggested that she live as a man in order to eventually become an apprentice in what field?
(a) Brickmaking.
(b) Medicine.
(c) The visual arts.
(d) Architecture.

2. When the woman whom Francescho has drawn asks to have the drawing, what condition does Francescho set?
(a) The woman must tell Barto that she had engaged in sex with Francescho.
(b) The woman must pay Francescho.
(c) The woman must give Francescho a chaste kiss.
(d) The woman must give Francescho a passionate kiss.

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?
(a) Earnestness.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Grief.
(d) Exhaustion.

4. Which character had often told the story of the Virgin, the angel, and the boy to Francescho?
(a) Francescho's youngest brother.
(b) Cennini.
(c) Francesco's mother.
(d) Francescho's father.

5. What word does Francescho consistently shorten in a modern way throughout the her first-person narration of Eyes?
(a) Disagree.
(b) Miniature.
(c) Okay.
(d) Because.

6. The Falcon told Francescho that the figure of Minerva required what kind of accompaniment?
(a) Wings.
(b) Bears.
(c) Unicorns.
(d) Horns.

7. According to Francescho, who comforted her in her childhood when she cried after seeing a particular object disappear?
(a) Her older sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her younger brother.
(d) Her mother.

8. As Francescho stands in a museum looking at his own work and that of other artists after having traveled in time, what century is it?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 20th.
(c) The 15th.
(d) The 21st.

9. Francescho says that Ferara is "the best place for brickmaking" (21) due to the clay that can be gathered nearby which body of water?
(a) A lake.
(b) A bay.
(c) A canal.
(d) A river.

10. What term did the "infidel" (84) stranger use to ask Francesco for a belt before she provided him with a length of rope?
(a) Tie.
(b) Wrap.
(c) Snake.
(d) Twist.

11. Francescho comes to believe that the teenage girl she is observing unseen is experiencing which emotion?
(a) Love.
(b) Regret.
(c) Relief.
(d) Grief.

12. What word featured in the fresco did Francescho change before abandoning her position as a court painter under the marquis?
(a) Will.
(b) Peace.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Justice.

13. What is the name of the woman whom Francescho draws rather than engaging in sex with her?
(a) Mars.
(b) Ginevra.
(c) Isotta.
(d) Minerva.

14. What type of ending did the story about the Virgin, the angel, and the boy have, though Francesco had not known this fact until much later?
(a) Tragic.
(b) Scary.
(c) Happy.
(d) Mysterious.

15. From what fate does Francescho say her horse had once saved her?
(a) Being caught by the mother of her male lover.
(b) Being caught by the father of her female lover.
(c) Being caught by the father of her male lover.
(d) Being caught by the older brother of her female lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of poem does Francescho end the section of text entitled Eyes?

2. The "infidel" (84) stranger called Francesco a term in his own language meant to denote Francesco's tendency to take what action in relation to others' "expectations" (84)?

3. Francescho says that she bought her first horse from a woman who owned fields outside of which city?

4. How old was "the pickpocket" (113) at the time he was hired by Francescho?

5. What was NOT a scent Francesco reported detecting during her sexual encounter with the "infidel" (87) stranger?

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