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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The artist referred to as "the Falcon" (14) had wanted which kind of figures painted into the March section of the fresco depicting the four seasons?
(a) Flagellants.
(b) Fates.
(c) Ordinary working women.
(d) Graces.

2. Which objects did Borse give to the creators of his fresco the first time they asked for more money?
(a) Apples.
(b) Easels.
(c) Medals.
(d) Paints.

3. Which artist's works are considered to be "showy" (8) by Francescho?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Cosmo.
(d) Raphael.

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

5. 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) Scary.
(b) Happy.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Tragic.

6. What action did young Francescho's father take when confronting Francescho about wearing her mother's clothing?
(a) He sat down in front of her and talked to her.
(b) He beat her.
(c) He cursed at her.
(d) He threw her out of the house.

7. For what amount of time had young Francescho worn her late mother's clothing before her father confronted her?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

8. Francescho says that she bought her first horse from a woman who owned fields outside of which city?
(a) Venice.
(b) Padua.
(c) Rome.
(d) Bologna.

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

10. When Francescho was on her deathbed, whom did she call "loyal" (142)?
(a) Ercole.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) Isotta.
(d) Barto.

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

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

13. According to Francescho, what name had she given to the first horse she ever purchased?
(a) Mattone.
(b) Ettore.
(c) Bedeverio.
(d) Zerbino.

14. Around which object did Francescho paint "a gathering of working women" (110)?
(a) A cauldron.
(b) A bathtub.
(c) A loom.
(d) A fountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Francescho explains that she had committed herself to becoming an expert at painting which parts of the human body?

2. With what material does Francescho bind her breasts in her quest to pass as a man?

3. The Falcon told Francescho that the figure of Minerva required what kind of accompaniment?

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

5. The madam at the brothel eventually accuses Francescho of being responsible for how many prostitutes leaving the brothel's service?

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