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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucrezia do to the tiger that gets her in trouble?

2. What is the setting of Lucrezia's marriage to Alfonso called?

3. What is the Duke's villa in the country called?

4. What animal does Lucrezia's father procure for his meagerie?

5. Where is Alfonso before he gets married to Lucrezia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucrezia end up marrying the Duke of Ferrara?

2. What does Lucrezia wonder about Alfonso's feelings at their wedding?

3. What does Alfonso do that is strange on his and Lucrezia's wedding day on the journey to his home?

4. Why does Lucrezia feel so alone at the country fortress in Part II?

5. What does Lucrezia struggle to ask her mother in the carriage on the way to the wedding?

6. How does Sofia help delay Lucrezia's marriage?

7. What is Eleanora known for and what is her nickname?

8. What does the Duke send to Lucrezia as an engagement gift?

9. What is Lucrezia known for within her own family?

10. How does the tigress die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring O'Farrell's use of humor throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How do O'Farrell's descriptions of some of the medical advice, treatments, and conventions of Lucrezia's day inform the reader about the daily lives and struggles of those who lived in that time period? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why, and how, is painting and art so important to Lucrezia? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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