View a FREE sample

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 was supposed to marry the man Lucrezia eventually marries?
(a) Helena.
(b) Maria.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Emilia.

2. How does Lucrezia feel when she wakens at the fortezza on her first night there?
(a) Very sad over her mother's death.
(b) Like she is going to die - she is in a lot of pain.
(c) Completely normal.
(d) Very rested.

3. Who once told Lucrezia that she had no idea what Alfonso is capable of?
(a) Helena.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Elisabetta.
(d) Eleanora.

4. What does Alfonso ask Lucrezia to take to Ferrara with her?
(a) The painting he gave her.
(b) Her horse.
(c) Her cat.
(d) Her younger sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the painter's apprentice in Part III?

2. What term of affection does Isabella use for Lucrezia's father?

3. Where does Nunciata tell Lucrezia Alfonso's mother currently is in Part III?

4. What story does Lucrezia like to hear repeatedly from her parents as a child?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 237 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample