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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 comes to the fortezza in Part III?

2. What does Alfonso say during Lucrezia's portrait painting that is strange and disturbing?

3. Which sister does Lucrezia end up spending more time with at the castello?

4. What color are the eyes of the painter's apprentice who becomes ill?

5. What does Lucrezia pretend to like doing because she thinks it is expected of her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Elisabetta like to Lucrezia?

4. What do Lucrezia and Jacopo have in common?

5. What is Nunciata like to Lucrezia?

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

7. What happens to Contrari?

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

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

10. Who does Lucrezia write to to say her life is in danger in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Lucrezia's near-miss with the boiling water that hit Emilia when they were both very young children foreshadow what is to come for both characters in the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between Cosimo's and Eleanora's marriage, and the marriage between Lucrezia and Alfonso? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Lucrezia's earliest days at court underscore the entrenchment of the patriarchy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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