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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which objects does Francescho recall teaching Cosmo how to paint more realistically?
2. Which of Francescho's acquaintances did she NOT include as a Grace within Borse's fresco?
3. For what amount of time had young Francescho worn her late mother's clothing before her father confronted her?
4. Which character is NOT named when Francescho lists her top three most influential artists?
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)?
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. What is the setting of the novel section entitled Eyes? Include in your answer the era, location, and situation depicted in the opening passages of How to Be Both.
3. How had Francescho first come to be acquainted with Barto and in what activity did they generally engage when they met thereafter?
4. With whom had Francescho spent her final moments and what is revealed to be the fate of this character?
5. 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?
6. What is Francescho's attitude toward the painter called Cosmo?
7. Describe the first meeting between Cosmo and Francescho.
8. Describe Francescho's reaction to an aspect of technology in the modern world.
9. What story does Francescho recount about "the infidel worker" (83) whose likeness she had eventually painted into Borse's fresco?
10. For what reason had Francescho eventually been banned from the brothel in Reggio?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Smith’s novel How to Be Both. What message is Smith sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel How to Be Both and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of How to Be Both and one of the novel's main messages. How does Smith make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help get across one main message of the novel?
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