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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. Who rides with Lucrezia on the horse on the way to her destination after the wedding?

2. What are the ceilings at the delizia decorated with?

3. What term of affection does Isabella use for Lucrezia's father?

4. How does Alfonso address his very first letter to Lucrezia?

5. What province is Alfonso Duke of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfonso say he thinks of the only portrait that Lucrezia's father has had done of her?

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

3. What does Lucrezia think of her wedding gown?

4. Who comes to help Lucrezia at the fortress when she is ill?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the Duke want more than anything?

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 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

How does Lucrezia endeavor to protect her core capabilities, feelings, and dignity when she realizes who Alfonso truly is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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