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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who narrates "Montefiore"?
(a) Lucrezia.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Ranuccio.
(d) The dwarves.

3. What physical attribute does this son have?
(a) Six toes on each foot.
(b) A large head.
(c) Very small ears.
(d) A deformed arm.

4. 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) The dwarves are not able to easily notice something that does not move.
(c) They are preoccupied with deciding where to hang the mirror.
(d) Bianca is hidden in a closet.

5. What does Bianca see when she looks around at the beginning of "The Dwarves"?
(a) Boulders with human characteristics.
(b) A group of men-like creatures starring back at her.
(c) A bunch of small creatures giggling back at her.
(d) Tree trunks with smiles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lucrezia have a second child with in "Thais"?

2. What does Lucrezia become obsessed with in "Thais"?

3. What does Vicente notice in the corner of his cell in "A Beast in the Wall"?

4. Who or what do the dwarves visit in "Fire and Ivy"?

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

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