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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lucrezia's demand to Ranuccio in the past?
(a) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's heart.
(b) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's necklace.
(c) To kill Bianca and bring her Bianca's head.
(d) To kill Bianca and bring her a lock of Bianca's hair.

2. Who narrates the chapter called "As-iksr"?
(a) Lucrezia.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Vicente.
(d) A dwarf.

3. Why does Bianca have to find a pump to draw water from in "The Dwarves"?
(a) She is thirsty.
(b) She starts her menstrual period.
(c) To wash her face.
(d) She wants to clean the very dirty floors.

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

5. Who does Bianca meet in the woods in "A Figure in the Clearing"?
(a) Primavera.
(b) Michelotto.
(c) Ranuccio.
(d) Vicente.

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

7. What does Bianca see when she looks around at the beginning of "The Dwarves"?
(a) A bunch of small creatures giggling back at her.
(b) Tree trunks with smiles.
(c) A group of men-like creatures starring back at her.
(d) Boulders with human characteristics.

8. What husband is Lucrezia married to by "As-iksr"?
(a) Her second husband.
(b) Her third husband.
(c) Her fifth husband.
(d) Her fourth husband.

9. What does the dwarves' house not have?
(a) A fireplace.
(b) Windows.
(c) A ceiling.
(d) Floors.

10. How does Bianca's childhood seem to her in "Montefiore"?
(a) Both familiar and unfamiliar.
(b) She cannot remember it.
(c) Like a fairy tale.
(d) Like it happened yesterday.

11. What happened to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth to her in Part 4?
(a) She cried all day and night for seven days.
(b) She lost her balance and passed out.
(c) She lost her power of speech.
(d) She broke out in hives.

12. What happens the more the dwarves eat?
(a) They become smarter.
(b) They become more human-like and animated.
(c) They become stronger and taller.
(d) They shink.

13. What is Lucrezia overjoyed by in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The news that she is pregnant.
(b) The news that she will become the new head of Italy.
(c) The prospect of supreme knowledge and immortality.
(d) The news that Bianca is awake.

14. How does Lucrezia feel when she is headed for open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) Calm.
(b) Ill at ease.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

15. Where is the Greek monastery where Vicente is being held?
(a) Tesophilos.
(b) Attica.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Lucrezia changed since Cesare's death?

2. According to the dwarves, when did the eighth dwarf disappear?

3. What does Bianca see when she peers through a window in "A Figure in the Clearing"?

4. Which of the following is NOT true of the mirror?

5. What confuses Bianca in "A Hole in the World"?

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