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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. In what year does Lucrezia think her husband tries to murder her?

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

3. Who comes running out to make sure to say goodbye to Lucrezia before she leaves for Ferrara in Part II?

4. Who is Lucrezia's father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonello tell Lucrezia will happen if she does not produce Alfonso's heir?

2. What is Eleanora doing at the moment of Lucrezia's conception?

3. What does Lucrezia think of her wedding gown?

4. How does the tigress die?

5. How does Eleanora show Lucrezia affection when she almost dies?

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

7. What makes Lucrezia inconsolably sad?

8. What is one cause of the trouble between Alfonso and his own mother?

9. Why is Cosimo a bit reluctant to have Lucrezia marry the Duke?

10. What does Alfonso urge Lucrezia again and again to do the night before she falls ill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Lucrezia's relationship with her and her family's servants like, and how is it different from those of others? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lucrezia's experiences with Alfonso's sisters at court inform the reader about Alfonso's character and capabilities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Alfonso's portrait of the stone marten symbolize to Lucrezia? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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