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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 quality does Francesco associate a "turned back" (7)?
2. Who protected Francescho from being taken as a sex slave by Borse?
3. What action passing between the two people in the museum causes Francescho to be sure that they are siblings?
4. Which character insulted Francesco's work before the painting of Marsyas disappeared, along with her bundle of sketches?
5. When Francescho left her father's tutelage, he gave her a letter written by whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Francescho's attitude toward the painter called Cosmo?
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 does the theme of family bonds arise within Francescho's statement about his top three most influential artists?
4. Characterize Francescho's relationship with the Falcon.
5. How had Francescho first come to be acquainted with Barto and in what activity did they generally engage when they met thereafter?
6. For what reason did the protagonist of Eyes have need of a new name?
7. With whom had Francescho spent her final moments and what is revealed to be the fate of this character?
8. What is "the rite of Mnemosyne" (127) and who proposed its use to Francescho?
9. What insights does Francescho provide into the subversive elements of her artwork?
10. 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)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a critical essay about the novel How to Be Both while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in 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
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?
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