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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 is Lucrezia's mother's nickname?
(a) La Helena.
(b) La Fecundissima.
(c) La Bellissima.
(d) La Romana.

2. Why is Lucrezia especially nervous at the fortezza near Bondeno in Part I?
(a) She is not allowed to go to church.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is without her own servants.
(d) She is hungry.

3. What color are Elisabetta's rooms draped in?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

4. Which lady servant does Nunciata arrange for Lucrezia?
(a) Clelia.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Helena.
(d) Michaela.

5. What does Alfonso seem to want more than anything?
(a) A crown.
(b) A baby.
(c) Money.
(d) A tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lucrezia spend much of her toddler days?

2. What is lowered at the castello in Ferrara for Lucrezia's arrival?

3. How does Lucrezia bid goodbye to Alfonso in Part III?

4. What is Alfonso's response to Lucrezia's offers of helping him?

5. What does Alfonso say during Lucrezia's portrait painting that is strange and disturbing?

(see the answer key)

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