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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 pretend to like doing because she thinks it is expected of her?
(a) Riding.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Needlepoint.
(d) Cooking.

2. What nickname does Lucrezia's father call her?
(a) Lucre.
(b) Lu.
(c) Lou-Lou.
(d) Lucy.

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

4. What does Lucrezia feel kinship with in the way Alfonso treats them both?
(a) The weather.
(b) The household staff.
(c) His horse, which he keeps tight reins on.
(d) The cat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nunciata say Lucrezia seems upon their first meeting?

2. Who are Alfonso's sisters?

3. What does Elisabetta warn Lucrezia about?

4. Why is Lucrezia especially nervous at the fortezza near Bondeno in Part I?

5. What does Lucrezia speak with Jacopo?

(see the answer key)

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