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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucrezia decide that she needs to possess in "Thais"?
(a) Vicente's mirror.
(b) The third apple from The Tree of Knowledge.
(c) Italy's crown.
(d) Her father's papal robe.

2. What year is Part Four set in?
(a) 1517.
(b) 1519.
(c) 1518.
(d) 1516.

3. What part of the house does Bianca not know the whereabouts of in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) The door.
(b) The closet.
(c) The stairs.
(d) The toilet.

4. What does Lucrezia disguise herself as in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?
(a) A tavern wench.
(b) A vagrant.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) A dirty, bedraggled monk.

5. Who returns to Montefiore with Bianca in "Montefiore"?
(a) Michelotto.
(b) The dwarves.
(c) Ranuccio.
(d) Cesare.

6. What does Lucrezia think the creature accompanying Vicente resembles?
(a) A drowned rat.
(b) A deformed camel.
(c) A malnourished goat.
(d) A headless dog.

7. Who is no longer able to speak by the chapter "Vicente"?
(a) Primavera.
(b) Fra Ludovico.
(c) Cesare.
(d) The dwarf.

8. What does Heartless try to dissuade Bianca from doing in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) Going to Rome.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Returning to Montefiore.
(d) Staying at the dwarves' home.

9. How old is Lucrezia's son Rodrigo when he dies?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Six.

10. Who forbids Michelotto his request in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Ranuccio Vecchia.
(b) The dwarves.
(c) Lucrezia.
(d) Vicente.

11. How have the dwarves changed by the chapter "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) They have reverted to their previous form.
(b) They have begun to mingle with the humans.
(c) They have become fully human.
(d) They have become much stronger and smarter than any human.

12. Who does Bianca see has been waiting for her upon her return to Montefiore?
(a) Her favorite dog.
(b) Vicente, Primavera and Ludovico.
(c) Just her father.
(d) No one.

13. According to the dwarves, when did the eighth dwarf disappear?
(a) Last spring.
(b) When Vicente left Montefiore.
(c) A year ago.
(d) The previous day.

14. What does Michelotto do when he sees a signal relating to the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) He smiles and laughs.
(b) He gathers flowers to take to the coffin.
(c) He makes his way to the coffin.
(d) He returns the following day when he thinks no one will be around.

15. What led Ranuccio to the monastery after he released Bianca in the woods?
(a) His guilt.
(b) His love of God.
(c) His yearning for the truth.
(d) His hunger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucrezia feel when she is headed for open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?

2. What is Lucrezia overjoyed by in "The Heart of the Matter"?

3. How does the father of Lucrezia's second child in "Thais" die?

4. Who narrates "Montefiore"?

5. What husband is Lucrezia married to by "As-iksr"?

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