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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 222 - 285, Sisters of Alfonso II, Seen From a Distance).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language is the wedding mass conducted in?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

2. What do Lucrezia and Emilia hear in the dead of night at the castello in Part IV?
(a) A tiger's howl.
(b) A man singing.
(c) A piercing scream.
(d) A shot.

3. Who does Lucrezia write to for the first time from the castello?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

4. What does Alfonso tell Lucrezia never to do again in Part III?
(a) Eat in front of people.
(b) Cut her hair.
(c) Change her clothes in front of him.
(d) Question his or Leonello's judgement.

5. Where does Lucrezia think she might never see again as she rides away from it in Part III?
(a) The delizia.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) The fortress.
(d) Her brother's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia grip in the carriage before she leaves Florence?

2. Whose hairstyle does Lucrezia's begin to imitate in Part III?

3. What is the setting of Lucrezia's marriage to Alfonso called?

4. Who comes to take care of Lucrezia at the fortezza in Part II?

5. What does Emilia hear about the source of the scream?

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