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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What confuses Bianca in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) Why she can't return to Montefiore.
(b) How the dwarves are able to anticipate her every need.
(c) The names of the dwarves.
(d) How she cannot seem to remember how to do simple tasks.

2. What is Lucrezia's relationship to the father of this second child in "Thais"?
(a) He is Lucrezia's servant.
(b) He is Lucrezia's lover.
(c) He is Lucrezia's tenant.
(d) He is Lucrezia's husband.

3. Why did the dwarves craft the mirror?
(a) To observe humans so that they could mimic them.
(b) To check their appearance.
(c) To go back in time.
(d) To give as a gift to the pope.

4. How does the father of Lucrezia's second child in "Thais" die?
(a) The plague.
(b) In a hunting accident.
(c) Small pox.
(d) French pox.

5. Where does Vicente find the branch from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
(a) In Cesare's private quarters.
(b) Behind glass in a chapel.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In a locked case.

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

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

8. What do the dwarves tell Bianca about the eighth dwarf in "The Dwarves"?
(a) He is travelling the world.
(b) He is hiding somewhere in the cottage.
(c) He went to Montefiore to speak to her father.
(d) He is in France somewhere.

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

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

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

12. Who does Lucrezia have a second child with in "Thais"?
(a) Francisco Gonzaga.
(b) Fedele Galasso.
(c) Fiorenzo Grieco.
(d) Flavio Gelmi.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the palace where Lucrezia is headed in "The Heart of the Matter"?

2. What did Ranuccio go to the monastery to do?

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

4. At what point was Ranuccio allowed to leave the monastery?

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

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