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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many paintings by Cosmo does Francescho count in the museum room where she sees only one of her own paintings being displayed?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

6. With what type of poem does Francescho end the section of text entitled Eyes?
(a) Shaped.
(b) Couplet.
(c) Limerick.
(d) Villanelle.

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 mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her younger brother.

8. Francescho's resentment toward Cosmo cools only when she calls to mind how many lessons she had learned from him?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

10. 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) Graces.
(b) Flagellants.
(c) Fates.
(d) Ordinary working women.

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

12. What action passing between the two people in the museum causes Francescho to be sure that they are siblings?
(a) One pushes the other onto the floor.
(b) One hits the other.
(c) They jealously vie for their mother's attention.
(d) One hugs the other.

13. What first name is eventually revealed to have belonged to Francescho's father?
(a) Cosmo.
(b) Cristoforo.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Barto.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What royal title did Borse hold when he commissioned Francescho to help paint a fresco?

2. When the woman whom Francescho has drawn asks to have the drawing, what condition does Francescho set?

3. Francescho recalls that her mother had named which two things as necessary in order "to get to live the life we're meant for" (112)?

4. In what capacity did the boy Francescho called "the pickpocket" (95) go to work for Francescho?

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

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