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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 Elisabetta suspect Lucrezia of doing to betray her?

2. What do the people in Ferrara call Lucrezia as she rides into town?

3. Who comes to the fortezza in Part III?

4. What does Lucrezia realize she must keep hidden from Alfonso in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alfonso get so angry at Lucrezia in Part III?

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

3. What does Elisabetta want Lucrezia to keep a secret from Alfonso?

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

5. Who does Lucrezia save from death in Part III?

6. What playful gesture does the Duke do to Lucrezia that brings back sour memories of her childhood?

7. In the start of Part III, why does Lucrezia have some hope she may be able to survive Alfonso's attempts on her life?

8. What does Lucrezia's mother tell her about Alfonso's sisters?

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

10. Who does Emilia hear has ordered the Duke's mother's exile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does O'Farrell establish and build suspense throughout the novel? 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

Write an essay analyze O'Farrell's tone and language throughout The Marriage Portrait.

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