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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. What does Alfonso give Lucrezia as a surprise gift in Part III?
(a) A pony.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A stone marten.
(d) A fish.

2. What can Lucrezia not stop herself from doing when Alfonso chides her during the storm?
(a) Smirking.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Collapsing.
(d) Eating.

3. Which sister does Lucrezia end up spending more time with at the castello?
(a) Helena.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Elisabetta.
(d) Anuncio.

4. What does Jacopo say he will never forget Lucrezia for?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Saving his life.
(c) Her honor.
(d) Her beauty.

5. What does Alfonso do in Part III briefly as a game that unsettles Lucrezia?
(a) Trips her.
(b) Covers her eyes.
(c) Cooks for her.
(d) Ties something around her risk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonello do to a servant in Part III that is brutal?

2. Whose hairstyle does Lucrezia's begin to imitate in Part III?

3. What is the Italian word for "milk-mother"?

4. Why does Emilia feel it is best to get dressed and make an appearance?

5. What does Il Bastianino always do before touching Lucrezia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of singers is Lucrezia enchanted, and then appalled, by?

2. What comment does Alfonso make about Lucrezia's portrait that startles her and the painters?

3. How does Lucrezia feel about posing for a portrait?

4. What happens to Contrari?

5. What does Lucrezia ask at court which Alfonso embarrasses her about?

6. What does Emilia tell Lucrezia about their past connection?

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

8. What does the Duke say when Lucrezia suggests she may help him with is duties?

9. What is Elisabetta like to Lucrezia?

10. What do Lucrezia and Jacopo have in common?

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