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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the son that Lucrezia gives birth to in "Thais"?
(a) Biagio.
(b) Domenico.
(c) Matteo.
(d) Alessandro.

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

6. What is the name of the palace where Lucrezia is headed in "The Heart of the Matter"?
(a) The palace of the Dotto.
(b) The palace of the Doge.
(c) The palace of the Doggio.
(d) The palace of the Dorotello.

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

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

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

10. How does Lucrezia feel when Vicente returns to Montefiore?
(a) Shocked and delighted.
(b) Confused.
(c) Scared and paranoid.
(d) Nervous and happy.

11. Who kisses Bianca in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Michelotto.
(b) Ranuccio.
(c) Prince Dschem.
(d) Cesare.

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

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

14. What did Ranuccio do after releasing Bianca in the woods?
(a) He left Montefiore.
(b) He joined the army.
(c) He travelled across the sea.
(d) He got married and then his wife died.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the eighth dwarf do in "A Beast in the Wall"?

3. What does Michelotto ask the dwarves for in "Fire and Ivy"?

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

5. Who narrates "Montefiore"?

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