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

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

3. Francescho recalls that her mother had always told her to be willing to take what action in relation to her skin?
(a) Hide it.
(b) Risk it.
(c) Bare it.
(d) Save it.

4. Which character is NOT named when Francescho lists her top three most influential artists?
(a) Cennini.
(b) Alberti.
(c) Cristoforo.
(d) Cosmo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became concerned that Francescho's work was getting too lifeless and gloomy?

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

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 modern object does Francescho refer to as an "awning on a stick" (119)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What quality does Francescho "sense" is "central to" the "nature" (84) of the young woman whom she observes throughout the narrative?

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

7. What is Francescho's attitude toward the painter called Cosmo?

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

9. What evidence does Francescho provide for her claim that there were other women in Renaissance-era Italy who posed as men in order to pursue careers in art?

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

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