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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true of the mirror?
(a) It is like an eye.
(b) The dwarves learned how to make the glass from the Venetians.
(c) It is harmful to humans.
(d) It distorts the images it sees.

2. What does Bianca see when she peers through a window in "A Figure in the Clearing"?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Lucrezia looking back at her.
(c) A stone tree with a serpent wrapped around it.
(d) A man chopping wood.

3. What do the dwarves seem to share?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Inside jokes.
(c) Physical attributes.
(d) Clothes.

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

5. What does Lucrezia notice about the dwarves' cottage in "Reflections"?
(a) It has been rebuilt.
(b) It has disappeared.
(c) It has moved.
(d) It has become overgrown.

6. Who tells Vicente that Bianca is dead?
(a) The dwarf.
(b) Primavera.
(c) Fra Ludovico.
(d) Lucrezia.

7. Which dwarf has a red beard?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Gimpy.
(c) Blindeye.
(d) Heartless.

8. Where can the item that Lucrezia needs to possess in "Thais" be found?
(a) In Venice.
(b) In Rome.
(c) In Athens.
(d) In Tuscany.

9. What is Lucrezia floating in in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) A gondola.
(b) The open sea.
(c) A bathtub.
(d) A hot air balloon.

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

11. What does Lucrezia become obsessed with in "Thais"?
(a) Her youth.
(b) The apple.
(c) The mirror.
(d) Montefiore.

12. Who does Vicente observe looking at Bianca's coffin in "Vigil"?
(a) Seven small men and a dog.
(b) Lucrezia.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A group of little people and a boulder.

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

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

15. Why does it take some time for the dwarves to notice the unconscious Bianca in "The Oval Window"?
(a) Bianca is hidden in a closet.
(b) They are preoccupied with deciding where to hang the mirror.
(c) Bianca is underneath a blanket.
(d) The dwarves are not able to easily notice something that does not move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucrezia's relationship to the father of this second child in "Thais"?

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

3. What do the dwarves tell Bianca they would like returned to them in "The Dwarves"?

4. What is Theo Bombast von Hohenheim also known as?

5. What does Lucrezia disguise herself as in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?

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