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

2. What does Lucrezia end up being very talented at?

3. Who is Lucrezia upset at not being able to say farewell to?

4. What is Lucrezia's mother thinking about when Lucrezia is conceived?

5. How does Lucrezia address her letter to Alfonso?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lucrezia almost feel that she wants to die in Part II?

3. What does Lucrezia often do during group lessons with her siblings?

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

5. What does Lucrezia turn out to have a particular talent for?

6. What does the Duke want more than anything?

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

8. What does Lucrezia think of Leonello?

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

10. Why is Isabella jealous of Lucrezia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Lucrezia's marriage portrait itself, and how does Lucrezia feel when she sees it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When and how does O'Farrell make the reader aware of Lucrezia's realization that she is really on her own, and cannot expect help from her parents after her marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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