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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. Who does Emilia tell Lucrezia she hears Alfonso curse?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His own mother.

2. Whose hairstyle does Lucrezia's begin to imitate in Part III?
(a) Elisabetta's.
(b) Michaela's.
(c) Helena's.
(d) Nunciata's.

3. What kind of jewel does Alfonso send to Lucrezia?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Garnet.
(d) Sapphire.

4. What does Emilia hear about the source of the scream?
(a) It is Jacopo.
(b) It is Nuncia.
(c) It is Elisabetta.
(d) It is Sofia.

5. What does Alfonso say during Lucrezia's portrait painting that is strange and disturbing?
(a) He says Lucrezia should have been Maria.
(b) He says Lucrezia looks too old.
(c) He says Lucrezia looks ugly.
(d) He calls Lucrezia his "first" duchess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia do during the storm in Part III?

2. What is the Italian word for "milk-mother"?

3. What does Il Bastianino always do before touching Lucrezia?

4. What is Lucrezia's first word of Ferrarese?

5. What is the Duke's villa in the country called?

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