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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfonso do before having sex with Lucrezia?
(a) Talks to her quite a bit.
(b) Introduces her to his dog.
(c) Asks her if she wants something to eat.
(d) Beats her.

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

4. What can Lucrezia understand that it seems no one else in her family can?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Sofia's native dialect.
(d) Spanish.

5. Who comes to take care of Lucrezia at the fortezza in Part II?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Eleanora.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Cosimo.

6. What is unusual about Lucrezia's appearance?
(a) Her hair has never been cut from the day she was born.
(b) One leg is longer than the other.
(c) She is missing an ear.
(d) Her eyes are two different colors.

7. What is the Duke's villa in the country called?
(a) The fortezza.
(b) The baclonia.
(c) The castello.
(d) The delizia.

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

9. What does Lucrezia think her husband is trying to do to her?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Make her love someone else.
(c) Maim her.
(d) Convert her to another religion.

10. How old is Lucrezia when she gets married?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

11. Who does Leonello tell Lucrezia has ordered Alfonso's mother's exile?
(a) Cosimo.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Henry.
(d) Michaelangelo.

12. How long does Sofia delay Lucrezia's wedding for?
(a) Three months.
(b) Almost a year.
(c) One month.
(d) Three years.

13. What religion does Alfonso's mother choose to practice?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) No religion.
(d) Protestantism.

14. How old is the Duke when Lucrezia thinks he is trying to kill her?
(a) 27.
(b) 40.
(c) 42.
(d) 30.

15. What does Leonello say Lucrezia is to Alfonso?
(a) A very valuable asset.
(b) A great love.
(c) A liability.
(d) A joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonello tell Lucrezia about Alfonso that embarrasses her?

2. What animals end up killing the new enchanting animal in the menagerie?

3. Who is Lucrezia's mother?

4. Who does Emilia tell Lucrezia she hears Alfonso curse?

5. Which cousin does Lucrezia suggest to her father might marry Alfonso in her place?

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