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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the house does Bianca not know the whereabouts of in "A Hole in the World"?
(a) The door.
(b) The toilet.
(c) The closet.
(d) The stairs.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Theo Bombast von Hohenheim also known as?
(a) Aulus.
(b) Cornelius.
(c) Paracelsus.
(d) Wilhelm.

10. What does Lucrezia disguise herself as in "An Ivory Comb, My Dear"?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) A vagrant.
(c) A tavern wench.
(d) A dirty, bedraggled monk.

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

12. At what point was Ranuccio allowed to leave the monastery?
(a) When his penance was complete.
(b) When the roads were clear.
(c) When he was satisfied with himself.
(d) When they no longer needed his help.

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

14. What does Lucrezia decide to poison Bianca with in "Two Bites from the Apple"?
(a) Primavera's fig pudding that Bianca used to love.
(b) A poisoned knife.
(c) An apple from the branch of the Tree of Knowledge.
(d) A tonic made of apples and ginger beer.

15. Who or what do the dwarves visit in "Fire and Ivy"?
(a) Rome.
(b) Bianca's coffin.
(c) The church.
(d) Montefiore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the son that Lucrezia gives birth to in "Thais"?

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

3. Why do the dwarves affix the glass from the mirror to the lid of Bianca's coffin?

4. Who sends Lucrezia to the open water in "The Heart of the Matter"?

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

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