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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What what term does Francescho refer to the location where she observes a modern teenage girl?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What had Francescho's father done for a living and how had Francescho worked under his tutelage?

4. How had Francescho first come to be acquainted with Barto and in what activity did they generally engage when they met thereafter?

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

6. With whom had Francescho spent her final moments and what is revealed to be the fate of this character?

7. Name two themes contained in one quote within the novel's Epigraph section.

8. Characterize Francescho's relationship with the Falcon.

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

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

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