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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While three of the quotes in the novel's Epigraph section are in English, another quote is provided in which untranslated language?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

4. Whose action resulted in Francesco being hired to contribute one season to Borse's "painted year" (90)?
(a) Donatello.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) Francesco's father.
(d) Barto.

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

6. Barto introduced a therapeutic method to Francescho involving which object?
(a) Water.
(b) Oil.
(c) Soil.
(d) Fire.

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

8. The madam at the brothel eventually accuses Francescho of being responsible for how many prostitutes leaving the brothel's service?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. Francesco states that "nobody knows us" (82) besides whom?
(a) Our mothers.
(b) Our siblings.
(c) The saints.
(d) Our fathers.

10. Who protected Francescho from being taken as a sex slave by Borse?
(a) Francescho.
(b) The Falcon.
(c) Isotta.
(d) Barto.

11. How many "main kinds" (60) of the color green does Francescho tell Barto exist in the world?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

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

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) Exceed.
(b) Defy.
(c) Embroider.
(d) Destroy.

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

15. When the woman whom Francescho has drawn asks to have the drawing, what condition does Francescho set?
(a) The woman must pay Francescho.
(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 give Francescho a passionate kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around which object did Francescho paint "a gathering of working women" (110)?

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

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. Which objects did Borse give to the creators of his fresco the first time they asked for more money?

5. Which of Francescho's acquaintances did she NOT include as a Grace within Borse's fresco?

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