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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At what kind of establishment do Barto and Francescho spend the night after viewing the processions?
(a) A museum.
(b) A tavern.
(c) A brothel.
(d) The home of a mutual friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Francescho left her father's tutelage, he gave her a letter written by whom?

2. How many years before Francescho's father's death did she officially leave her "father's tutelage" (45)?

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?

4. 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?

5. Francescho sees the two siblings in the museum taking what action together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two elements of life had Francescho's mother named as those that are invaluable in getting "to live the life we're meant for" (112)?

2. For what reason did the protagonist of Eyes have need of a new name?

3. What is "the rite of Mnemosyne" (127) and who proposed its use to Francescho?

4. Discuss an instance when Smith employs modern language to present the voice of Francescho and analyze her purpose for doing so.

5. What crime did Cosmo likely commit the night after his first encounter with Francescho?

6. Describe Francescho's reaction to an aspect of technology in the modern world.

7. What name does Francesco's father recommend she take and for what reason does she reject his suggestion?

8. Characterize Francescho's relationship with the Falcon.

9. For what reason had Francescho eventually been banned from the brothel in Reggio?

10. In what way is the novel How to Be Both a piece of interactive fiction?

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