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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 Alfonso tell Lucrezia never to do again in Part III?

2. What are Lucrezia's brothers trained as?

3. What does Lucrezia feel kinship with in the way Alfonso treats them both?

4. What does Alfonso do in Part III briefly as a game that unsettles Lucrezia?

5. Who often speaks for Jacopo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Contrari?

2. What kind of singers is Lucrezia enchanted, and then appalled, by?

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

4. What is Elisabetta like to Lucrezia?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Lucrezia do when Alfonso is away that makes her very happy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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