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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 are the ceilings at the delizia decorated with?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Animals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Frescoes.

2. How does Lucrezia feel about posing for her portrait?
(a) She is indifferent to it.
(b) She thinks it is meant to distract her.
(c) She loves it.
(d) She finds it tiring and boring.

3. Where is Lucrezia's mother from?
(a) America.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

4. What is the Italian word for "milk-mother"?
(a) Helia.
(b) Malia.
(c) Balia.
(d) Falia.

5. 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) Very rested.
(d) Completely normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia pretend to like doing because she thinks it is expected of her?

2. What color is Lucrezia's wedding dress?

3. What nickname does Lucrezia's father call her?

4. What does Lucrezia ride away from the delizia in Part III?

5. Who chooses Lucrezia's wedding dress for her?

(see the answer key)

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