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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are being guarded by a community of monks in Greece?
(a) Cesare's fortune.
(b) The apples from the Garden of Eden.
(c) A golden key.
(d) A group of high society virgins.

2. How are dwarves close to animals?
(a) They have tails.
(b) They have fur.
(c) They have cloven feet.
(d) They have whiskers.

3. How might one describe Bianca's relationship with Primavera?
(a) Primavera is the closest thing Bianca has ever had to a mother.
(b) Primavera is very competitive with Bianca.
(c) Primavera is jealous of Bianca.
(d) Primavera treats Bianca like an alien or criminal.

4. Which of the following best describes Lucrezia?
(a) Pretty and kind.
(b) Simple and withdrawn.
(c) Haughty and arrogant.
(d) Curious and generous.

5. What does Ranuccio do with Bianca when they reach the woods in "A Walk in the Woods"?
(a) He leads her to an abandoned cottage.
(b) He lets her go.
(c) He steals a kiss.
(d) He ties her up and runs away.

6. Who does Lucrezia fire in "Bianca Awake"?
(a) The stableboy.
(b) The estate's overseer.
(c) Bianca's favorite maid.
(d) The gardener.

7. Who is half-dead and starving in "Seven"?
(a) Ranuccio.
(b) Lucrezia.
(c) Bianca.
(d) Vicente.

8. Where does Cesare hide in Part Two?
(a) The tavern.
(b) The local church.
(c) A small cottage down the road from Montefiore.
(d) Montefiore.

9. Why does Lucrezia have to attend to the gooseboy in "Mirror Mirror"?
(a) He is being chased by a rabid dog.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He has become cornered by a flock of geese.
(d) He is ill.

10. Who is Lucrezia unsuccessful at firing in Part Two?
(a) Fra Ludovico.
(b) The overseer.
(c) The stableboy.
(d) Primavera.

11. What year is it in Part One of the story?
(a) 1540.
(b) 1502.
(c) 1572.
(d) 1567.

12. What had Ranuccio previously met in the woods next to a waterfall?
(a) A fairy.
(b) A dwarf.
(c) A unicorn.
(d) A leprechaun.

13. What world do the dwarves believe themselves to belong to?
(a) The natural world.
(b) The imaginary world.
(c) The fantasy world.
(d) The hidden world.

14. What will happen to Bianca's father if he refuses Cesare's request in "Prince Dschem's Secret"?
(a) Vicente will be burned at the stake.
(b) Vicente will be banished from his country.
(c) Vicente will be conscripted into the army.
(d) Vicente will be arrested.

15. Who is Prince Dschem?
(a) The eldest son of Italy's ruling dynasty.
(b) A cousin of Lucrezia.
(c) The youngest son of Turkish king Mahomet II.
(d) Lucrezia's lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the dwarves?

2. Where is Vicente being held prisoner in Part Two?

3. Why does Bianca's father feel concerned and sad in "The Vision in San Francisco"?

4. What does Ludovico lie to Bianca about in Part One?

5. How old is Bianca in 1502?

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