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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Francesco chooses her male name in part because which member of her family had a name starting with the letter F?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her uncle.

2. Which objects does Francescho recall teaching Cosmo how to paint more realistically?
(a) Feet.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Apples.
(d) Baubles.

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

4. What method did Francescho use in order to flee from Borse's service?
(a) On horseback.
(b) By caravan.
(c) By boat.
(d) On foot.

5. Francesco finally is able to recall that she had died from what malady?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Plague.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Syphilis.

6. 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 15th.
(b) The 20th.
(c) The 16th.
(d) The 21st.

7. Francescho sees the two siblings in the museum taking what action together?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Playing cards.

8. Which character insulted Francesco's work before the painting of Marsyas disappeared, along with her bundle of sketches?
(a) Barto.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) Cosmo.
(d) Borse.

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

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

11. Which ingredient did Francescho always use to create richer colors of paint?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tree bark.
(c) Goose fat.
(d) Egg.

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

13. 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)?
(a) Destroy.
(b) Embroider.
(c) Defy.
(d) Exceed.

14. 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 canal.
(b) A river.
(c) A lake.
(d) A bay.

15. When Francesco tells a story about a stranger she had known for only "10 minutes," (83) what was NOT an action done to her by the stranger?
(a) Seen.
(b) Dissected.
(c) Understood.
(d) Entered.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what kind of establishment do Barto and Francescho spend the night after viewing the processions?

2. From what fate does Francescho say her horse had once saved her?

3. What term does Francescho use in the scene at the museum in order to describe the viewer of her painting before she realizes her mistake?

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

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

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