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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Francescho's acquaintances did she NOT include as a Grace within Borse's fresco?
(a) Isotta.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Aguola.
(d) Ginevra.

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

3. 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) Understood.
(b) Seen.
(c) Entered.
(d) Dissected.

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

5. 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) Grief.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Exhaustion.

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

7. How many years before Francescho's father's death did she officially leave her "father's tutelage" (45)?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

8. When the name of "the pickpocket" (113) is at last revealed by Francescho, what is it?
(a) Domenico.
(b) Ercole.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Cosmo.

9. What modern object does Francescho refer to as an "awning on a stick" (119)?
(a) A tent.
(b) A pergola.
(c) A kite.
(d) An umbrella.

10. What royal title did Borse hold when he commissioned Francescho to help paint a fresco?
(a) Earl.
(b) Baron.
(c) Dauphin.
(d) Marquis.

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

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

13. 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.

14. Francescho explains that she had committed herself to becoming an expert at painting which parts of the human body?
(a) Hands.
(b) Elbows.
(c) Ears.
(d) Calves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method did Francescho use in order to flee from Borse's service?

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

3. Francescho recalls that her mother had always told her to be willing to take what action in relation to her skin?

4. What had young Francesco expected her father to do once he overcame his grief enough to confront her about wearing her mothers' clothes?

5. Whose action resulted in Francesco being hired to contribute one season to Borse's "painted year" (90)?

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