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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. How old was "the pickpocket" (113) at the time he was hired by Francescho?
(a) 31.
(b) 19.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

2. 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?
(a) Girl.
(b) Priest.
(c) Boy.
(d) Merchant.

3. How old was Francesco at the time she was commissioned to paint one season of Borse's "painted year" (90)?
(a) 27.
(b) 23.
(c) 36.
(d) 33.

4. 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?
(a) Understood.
(b) Dissected.
(c) Seen.
(d) Entered.

5. The "infidel" (84) stranger called Francesco a term in his own language meant to denote Francesco's tendency to take what action in relation to others' "expectations" (84)?
(a) Exceed.
(b) Embroider.
(c) Destroy.
(d) Defy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francesco chooses her male name in part because which member of her family had a name starting with the letter F?

2. Francescho recalls lying on the ground and being found by which character when she was near death?

3. Who protected Francescho from being taken as a sex slave by Borse?

4. Barto and Francescho travel to what city in order to "see the processions" (61)?

5. With what material does Francescho bind her breasts in her quest to pass as a man?

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. How does the theme of family bonds arise within Francescho's statement about his top three most influential artists?

3. 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?

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

5. Characterize Francescho's relationship with the Falcon.

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

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

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

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

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

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