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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was Francescho residing when she was notified that her father had died?

2. For what amount of time had young Francescho worn her late mother's clothing before her father confronted her?

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

4. Which objects does Francescho recall teaching Cosmo how to paint more realistically?

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

2. What story does Francescho recount about "the infidel worker" (83) whose likeness she had eventually painted into Borse's fresco?

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

4. 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)?

5. Which element of the fresco in Borse's palace had the Falcon insisted must be changed in order to avoid the wrath of Borse and others?

6. What assumption does Francescho make about the person she observes looking at a painting in the museum and what event makes her sure that she had been mistaken?

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

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

9. Characterize Francescho's relationship with the Falcon.

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

(see the answer keys)

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