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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. With what material does Francescho bind her breasts in her quest to pass as a man?
2. What word does Francescho consistently shorten in a modern way throughout the her first-person narration of Eyes?
3. The Falcon told Francescho that the figure of Minerva required what kind of accompaniment?
4. What first name is eventually revealed to have belonged to Francescho's father?
5. Francesco chooses her male name in part because which member of her family had a name starting with the letter F?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. For what reason did the protagonist of Eyes have need of a new name?
3. Characterize Francescho's relationship with the Falcon.
4. What name does Francesco's father recommend she take and for what reason does she reject his suggestion?
5. With whom had Francescho spent her final moments and what is revealed to be the fate of this character?
6. What crime did Cosmo likely commit the night after his first encounter with Francescho?
7. Discuss an instance when Smith employs modern language to present the voice of Francescho and analyze her purpose for doing so.
8. How does the theme of family bonds arise within Francescho's statement about his top three most influential artists?
9. What insights does Francescho provide into the subversive elements of her artwork?
10. In what way is the novel How to Be Both a piece of interactive fiction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Smith’s novel How to Be Both. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Smith’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of How to Be Both.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of family bonds within How to Be Both. What is Smith’s message regarding family and how do you know?
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