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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 long does Sofia delay Lucrezia's wedding for?

2. What does the Duke promise Lucrezia he will have done for her in Part II?

3. What color is Lucrezia's wedding dress?

4. What animal does Lucrezia's father procure for his meagerie?

5. Who is the Duke's right-hand person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Duke send to Lucrezia as an engagement gift?

2. How does Eleanora show Lucrezia affection when she almost dies?

3. What does Lucrezia think Alfonso wants to do to her in Part I?

4. How does the tigress die?

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

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

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

8. What does Lucrezia think of her wedding gown?

9. What does Alfonso urge Lucrezia again and again to do the night before she falls ill?

10. Where does Lucrezia spend much of her earliest days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Lucrezia endeavor to protect her core capabilities, feelings, and dignity when she realizes who Alfonso truly is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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