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

3. What alerts Michelotto to the existence of the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) He sees the ivy burning.
(b) He is hunting in the woods and sees it.
(c) He stumbles upon the mirror and sees a vision of the coffin.
(d) He hears the dwarves talking about it.

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

5. What does Vicente see on the branch in "A Beast in the Wall"?
(a) A blossoming blue and white flower.
(b) A drop of blood.
(c) Two pairs of carved initials.
(d) Three ripe apples.

6. What does Lucrezia believe of the apple from The Tree of Knowledge?
(a) It holds the secret to immortality.
(b) It will bring her wealth and power.
(c) It will end Bianca's life.
(d) It is powerless.

7. Why did this happen to Primavera when Ranuccio revealed the truth?
(a) Because of her propensity for gossip.
(b) Because she was so happy.
(c) Because she was so shocked.
(d) Because she was so confused.

8. 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.

9. What does Lucrezia use to poison Bianca in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?
(a) A piece of cake.
(b) A hat pin.
(c) An ivory comb.
(d) A cup of tea.

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

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

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

13. What do the dwarves do to the coffin in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) They place a bouquet of flowers atop it.
(b) They scrub it with special salts.
(c) They cover it with a blanket.
(d) They trim the ivy which has overgrown the coffin.

14. What did Ranuccio go to the monastery to do?
(a) Meet an old friend.
(b) Study and pray for absolution.
(c) Build up strength.
(d) Find some food and shelter.

15. What do the dwarves marvel at in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) How long it has been since Vicente has visited.
(b) Their new form.
(c) The bright sun.
(d) Bianca's beauty.