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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 does Lucrezia hear her old nurse Sofia telling her she needs in her hour of need in Part I?
(a) A plan.
(b) A meal.
(c) A dance.
(d) A nurse.

2. What does Lucrezia try to convince herself of at the start of Part II?
(a) Her mother does love her.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Alfonso means her no harm.
(d) Her sister wanted her to marry Alfonso.

3. What animals end up killing the new enchanting animal in the menagerie?
(a) Stone martens.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bears.
(d) Whales.

4. Why does Emilia feel it is best to get dressed and make an appearance?
(a) To challenge Isabella.
(b) To challenge Alfonso.
(c) To challenge Eleanora.
(d) To challenge Ricardo.

5. Where does Lucrezia spend much of her toddler days?
(a) The lavatory.
(b) The kitchens.
(c) The gardens.
(d) The tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lucrezia think is Alfonso's more attractive sister?

2. What does Lucrezia think Sofia would have made a wonderful one of if she had been born a man?

3. Who comes to the fortezza in Part III?

4. What does Alfonso do in Part III briefly as a game that unsettles Lucrezia?

5. What does Nunciata always keep with her?

(see the answer key)

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