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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 do Lucrezia and Emilia hear in the dead of night at the castello in Part IV?
2. What does a servant tell Lucrezia not to do on Alfonso's orders in Part IV?
3. Who does Lucrezia write to for the first time from the castello?
4. What can Lucrezia not stop herself from doing when Alfonso chides her during the storm?
5. What does Lucrezia do during the storm in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lucrezia feel about posing for a portrait?
2. What comment does Alfonso make about Lucrezia's portrait that startles her and the painters?
3. What does Elisabetta want Lucrezia to keep a secret from Alfonso?
4. What does Lucrezia ask at court which Alfonso embarrasses her about?
5. What playful gesture does the Duke do to Lucrezia that brings back sour memories of her childhood?
6. What does Lucrezia's mother tell her about Alfonso's sisters?
7. What does Emilia tell Lucrezia about their past connection?
8. What is Nunciata like to Lucrezia?
9. What is Elisabetta like to Lucrezia?
10. What does Lucrezia witness Baldassare do in Part III that really disturbs her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How and why do Lucrezia's first sexual experiences with Alfonso change her impressions of him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the author chose to write this novel in the "close third person"? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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