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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 222 - 285, Sisters of Alfonso II, Seen From a Distance).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfonso give Lucrezia as a surprise gift in Part III?
(a) A fish.
(b) A stone marten.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A pony.

2. What do Lucrezia and Emilia hear in the dead of night at the castello in Part IV?
(a) A man singing.
(b) A piercing scream.
(c) A tiger's howl.
(d) A shot.

3. What does Lucrezia speak with Jacopo?
(a) German.
(b) Russian.
(c) Neapolitan dialect.
(d) English.

4. How does Lucrezia bid goodbye to Alfonso in Part III?
(a) Throwing her shoe at him.
(b) Singing.
(c) Throwing a fig after him.
(d) Waving a handkerchief.

5. Who does Lucrezia ride to her wedding with?
(a) Her parents.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Sofia.
(d) The Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of singers does Alfonso like?

2. Who chooses Lucrezia's wedding dress for her?

3. What does Alfonso send Lucrezia a painting of before their wedding?

4. Who is one of Lucrezia's art teachers?

5. What does Lucrezia think when she finds out the singers have been castrated at young ages?

(see the answer key)

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