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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. The Falcon told Francescho that the figure of Minerva required what kind of accompaniment?
(a) Wings.
(b) Unicorns.
(c) Bears.
(d) Horns.

2. What method did Francescho use in order to flee from Borse's service?
(a) By caravan.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By boat.
(d) On foot.

3. What type of ending did the story about the Virgin, the angel, and the boy have, though Francesco had not known this fact until much later?
(a) Tragic.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Scary.
(d) Happy.

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

5. What kind of a poem occurs on the first pages of the novel section entitled Eyes?
(a) A quatrain.
(b) A shaped poem.
(c) A villanelle.
(d) A haiku.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the woman whom Francescho has drawn asks to have the drawing, what condition does Francescho set?

2. Francescho recalls that her mother had named which two things as necessary in order "to get to live the life we're meant for" (112)?

3. How old was "the pickpocket" (113) at the time he was hired by Francescho?

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

5. When Francescho was on her deathbed, whom did she call "loyal" (142)?

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

3. What insights does Francescho provide into the subversive elements of her artwork?

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

5. 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?

6. Describe the first meeting between Cosmo and Francescho.

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

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

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

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

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