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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alfonso order to be killed in Part IV?
(a) Contrari.
(b) Elisabetta.
(c) Nuncia.
(d) His mother.

2. What does Lucrezia do much of while Alfonso is away?
(a) Paint.
(b) Eat.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

3. What does Emilia hear about the source of the scream?
(a) It is Jacopo.
(b) It is Elisabetta.
(c) It is Sofia.
(d) It is Nuncia.

4. What does Lucrezia give the painter's apprentice in distress?
(a) Honey and water.
(b) Bread.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfonso give Lucrezia as a surprise gift in Part III?

2. Who does Lucrezia write to for the first time from the castello?

3. What color are the reins on Lucrezia's new animal?

4. What happens to the painter's apprentice in Part III?

5. What do many people think Jacopo cannot do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucrezia witness Baldassare do in Part III that really disturbs her?

2. What does Lucrezia's mother tell her about Alfonso's sisters?

3. What does Elisabetta want Lucrezia to keep a secret from Alfonso?

4. Who does Lucrezia write to to say her life is in danger in Part III?

5. Why does Alfonso get so angry at Lucrezia in Part III?

6. Who does Lucrezia save from death in Part III?

7. What happens to Contrari?

8. What is Elisabetta like to Lucrezia?

9. What is Nunciata like to Lucrezia?

10. What playful gesture does the Duke do to Lucrezia that brings back sour memories of her childhood?

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